Who, what or where is Crouchen?
The wine pourer showed me the bottles of the two truly delicious fruity Rieslings we were tasting. The first a medium sweet wine with honey and limes and heavenly, almost nectar-like, textural...
View ArticleLearning about Greek Wine – in Greece
One of the best ways to try the wines of a country is to go there. Greece especially. This is a country rich in wine making history with grape varieties that have obscure names. The wines don’t make it...
View ArticleQuirky d’Arenberg
A selection of d’Arenberg Wines from the McLaren Vale were tasted at First Glass on Auckland’s North Shore on July 6, 2016. Toby Porter, our winemaker host for the evening, has been winemaker with...
View ArticleThis Time Last Year – Part 4: A Day in Athens
Part of a series of posts that cover my travel to Greece and the USA in April/May 2016. 24 April 2016 – Athens I wake up in Greece. It’s a glorious day. The Marina Alimos Apartments where I am staying...
View ArticleThis Time Last Year – Part 13: Western Peloponnese
Part of a series of posts that cover my travel to Greece and the USA in April/May 2016. April 30 2016 – Pyrgos, Katakolo and Patras My main reason for stopping in Pyrgos is to catch the tourist train...
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