Where there is a will there is a way and the Poulter family is definitely proof of that.
After losing tonnes of grapes to Cyclone Gabrielle, they had to co
Myleene Klass has previously talked about what her perfect Christmas looks like saying: “I just love being with my family – that’s what Christmas is all about. There will be lots of kids with us, the more the merrier.” But what about food and drinks? Myleene revealed her favourite part of the meal is Christmas […]
Making the Case for New Zealand Reds
BY REBECCA GIBB MW | MARCH 02, 2021
Almost a century before Pinot Noir found its feet in Central Otago and Martinborough, a Croatian-born viticulturist toured New Zealand to assess the potential for making wine. In 1895, Romeo Bragato visited the country’s fledgling vineyards, tasting the fruit and delivering his thoughts on the suitability of the climate and soils. In his
Report on the Prospects of Viticulture in New Zealand, he declared that Central Otago, the Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay were well adapted to wine production. In a later publication Bragato suggested that the most suitable red grapes were Syrah, the two Cabernets, Dolcetto and Pinot Noir. However, the brakes were slammed on New Zealand’s development as a wine-producing nation. Bragato’s report coincided with the rise of a strong temperance movement, which led to a close-run vote on prohibition in 1919 and ushered in a slew of restrictive measures on wine sales, some of w