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New year, new winery, certified organic
Posted by Joelle Thomson on
Organic certification, biodynamic grape growing and winemaking practices, diverse style of wines and they taste delicious. When it comes to drawcards, Seresin Estate has plenty. Not to mention the owner, cinematographer Michael Seresin, a New Zealander who lives overseas and has a place in Tuscany that he calls home and where he is able to indulge his love of great wine, as well as enjoying the outstanding wines from Seresin Estate in Marlborough. The next winery of the month at Regional Wines & Spirits is Seresin Estate. On 1 January 2024, we will share great discounts on the fabulously diverse range of...
Affordable Champagne - two goodies for Xmas 2023
Posted by Joelle Thomson on
Affordable champagne? It sounds like an oxymoron right now but we have negotiated price and volume to bring you two top shelf grower champagnes that deliver on flavour (X factor) and price (not over the top). It is no secret that the cost of living crisis has made our eyes water with the rise in prices of some of our favourite things but these two bubblies are under $60 on special all through December - and they reveal two different sides of the champagne taste spectrum. The first is Champagne Bergere, made mostly from Chardonnay (70%) of the blend with Pinots Noir...
Best of the Best and the story of a dram
Posted by John Shearlock on
This is the simple story of a whisky, a very good whisky… It begins in 1995 with a man eagerly perusing the whisky shelves at Regional Wines in Wellington. It’s not the first time he’s done this and he’s caught the eye of the store owner. Soon the two are chatting about all things whisky and have formulated a plan to start tastings in the small and unassuming room upstairs. Little do they know, this is the beginning of a long and fruitful endeavour.Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, Robin Tucek and John Lamond are also concocting whisky...
Reviving Chablis - new Fevre in store
Posted by Joelle Thomson on
Domaine William Fevre has forged a top notch reputation for Chardonnay in a relatively short space of time. Founded in 1957 in the northernmost outpost of Chardonnay, Chablis, Fevre is famous for leading a Chablis revival, using methods such as hand picking its grapes, adhering to high quality winemaking but also in an accessible way with wines such as Sea Chablis - a label that brings the message of this well known region home to wine drinkers in an easy to understand way. Pictures of oyster shells on the label suggest the famous fossils for which Chablis is known by wine...
Harland Brewing Rumbler Pale Ale and the delights of deft dry hopping
Posted by John Shearlock on
You may remember I wrote about Harland Brewing a while back when we tasted their Japanese lager. It was top notch in every respect, as long as you’re into that slightly anaemic beer style - which I totally am. So I thought it might pay to try another Harland beer and today we’re running with Rumbler - a double dry hopped pale ale.Don’t know about you, but to me, the term double dry hopped just sounds sooooo tantalising… but what does it actually mean, after all, in this day and age we need to be fully armed with decent beer...