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The New Zealand wine trends you need to know about Wall-to-wall sauvignon blanc is giving way to exciting new varieties, sustainable production, and a red that s tasting better than ever It s not just sauvignon blanc and pinot noir coming from this remote country Credit: MIKE HEYDON It’s only when you look at a map of the world that has the International Date Line rather than the Greenwich Meridian at its centre that you can see just how remote New Zealand is. Adrift in the vastness of the Pacific, with the Antarctic Ocean to the south, suddenly even Australia doesn’t look very close – and it’s not, at 1,600km away. ....
John McDonald January 2, 2021 2021 at last. Bright-eyed optimists have provided reams and terabits of statements that the new year “has to be better than 2020.” As we sat huddled in our wine cellar or “COVID cave” (we actually have a full, in-ground cellar in our home, which may have been built by former owners to protect from a different end-of-earth calamity), and while awaiting summons for my shots, another reason for cellaring “to our wondering eyes did appear.” Although the supplies of rice, beans, canned Spam, paper goods and sanitizers are rapidly waning, it appears we will have enough to slake our thirst until the 2021 release. I hope your Christmas was as merry as ours. We did roll the dice a bit and gathered with our 10 immediate family members. So far, all are well. ....