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Geoff Kelly

Geoff Kelly is an ex-DSIR New Zealand scientist who likes wine – and who particularly likes the mellow beauty which good wines white or red evolve during appropriate, and sometimes extended, cellaring. Drawing on more than 40 years experience of systematic tasting and cellaring, he brings to Regional Wines and Spirits a completely independent view of a few wines tasted recently. These will range from good-value to infinitely desirable, and will not be confined to wines stocked by the host firm.

The goal of the Reviews is a longstanding personal one: to review local and imported wines to one simple international standard, and report on them factually, objectively, and if possible constructively. From the customers’ point of view, it has always seemed to Geoff that it is helpful for wine buyers to know not only a reviewer’s preferred wines, but also those less favoured. If readers compare reviewers’ patterns of likes and dislikes, they will soon find a reviewer whose palate preferences coincide with theirs. Some potentially disappointing bottles can then be avoided, vicariously. For example, many reviewers ignore reduced sulphur smells, whereas some wine-lovers dislike them greatly. Factual and honest reviews can help with issues of this kind.

Likewise, prices for some wines now bear little relation to their inherent quality, or to the natural variation of quality year to year which is inescapable in horticultural / agricultural pursuits. These reviews will therefore aim to separate intrinsic wine quality from fashion or price, working from blind tastings where possible.

Geoff was wine correspondent for National Business Review during the 1980s, and founding wine-writer for Cuisine magazine. He also contributed to the Viticulture and Oenology research programmes of the then Ministry of Agriculture and DSIR at Te Kauwhata, and of the then Department of Horticulture at Lincoln University. He has judged at the Air New Zealand and Easter Show national wine competitions, becoming a senior judge in 1981, and continuing in the 2000 – 2002 and 2005 – 2007 Royal Easter Shows, the 2002, 2005 and 2007 Gisborne Chardonnay Challenges, and the 2003 – 2007 Hawkes Bay Wine Awards. He is now a wine consultant concentrating on wine evaluation. His wine reviews were formerly published as Geoff Kelly's Wine Reviews @ www.regionalwines.co.nz, and latterly in more detail @ www.GeoffKellyWineReviews.co.nz.
Staff Recommendations

RAYMOND

You must stock up on 2008 vintage Martinborough Pinot Noir. It's a GREAT year. These must be the BEST VALUE from the two dozen we tasted...

KIERAN

Its been an extremely busy few weeks. I have been down to Dunedin to brew at Emerson’s, I have catered a beer festival, run a few tastings and now I’m getting ready for Emerson’s Week, after that its BrewNZ, did anyone say Christmas?
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Wednesday 21 or Wednesday 28 July, 6.00 pm start, Cost $60.00 pp, Limit 30 places each night

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Friday July 30th, 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm, in-store at Regional Wines, The Basin Reserve, NO CHARGE.

Pale Ale Instore tasting
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