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28 Mar 2025		Fifty Years On: 1975 Champagne, Bordeaux & New World Reds, Sauternes: 12 reviews
31 May 2024		Introduction and AOC decree data for Southern Rhone Valley wines: 12 reviews
10 Dec 2023		1982 Bordeaux, California, Coleraine, '83 Margaux: 1985 NBR notes; 12 reviews
20 Aug 2021		Library Tasting: Ch Montrose vertical 1966 – 2010: 12 reviews
10 Jul 2021		1987 New Zealand reds: does 1987 mark a turning point ? 12 reviews
07 Jun 2021		From 1989: New Zealand's top red: three National Business Review articles.
07 Jun 2021		Ch de Beaucastel vertical 1983 – 2016 … and the brett factor: 13 reviews
04 May 2021		Australia: 2004 Penfolds Bin 60A, other 2004s, three 1971s: 12 reviews
04 Apr 2021		Cellaring Cotes du Rhone – Guigal & Charvin 1983 – 2016: 12 reviews
03 Dec 2020		2000 Bordeaux tasting, with two Australasian wines: 12 reviews
30 Oct 2020		Guigal Cote Rotie 1983 – 2010, two 1999 grands crus: 12 reviews
29 Oct 2020		1976 Bordeaux and bordeaux blends: 16 reviews
16 Oct 2020		The great 2010 vintage in Bordeaux: 12 reviews
19 Jul 2020		A Bordeaux tasting at Regional Wines, Wellington: 10 reviews
08 Jul 2020		The delights of wine: bubbly, chardonnay, syrah, Sthn. Rhone: 27 reviews
11 Mar 2020		An ‘Anniversary’ Tasting … wines old and new: 12 reviews
12 Dec 2019		Twelve 1999 syrahs at beautiful maturity – three countries: 12 reviews
12 Dec 2019		Nick Stewart’s 1989 Bordeaux-style tasting in Hawkes Bay: 12 reviews
10 Dec 2019		New Zealand will become famous for its Syrah wines: 12 reviews
30 Nov 2019		Chateauneuf-Du-Pape (& Gigondas) Pt 2: 1999 vintage: 12 reviews
30 Nov 2019		Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Pt 1: The 2007 Vintage: 12 reviews
08 Oct 2019		Pinot Noir At 20 years: 1999 Burgundy vs New Zealand: 12 reviews
14 Sep 2019		1979 bordeaux blends at 40 years: Bordeaux, California: 12 reviews
06 Aug 2019		Library Tasting: 2005 Gigondas and Chateauneuf-du-Pape: 12 reviews
31 Jul 2019		2016 Southern Rhone Pt 3: Regional, Truffle, Glengarry Wines: 49 reviews
20 Jul 2019		Escarpment, Grasshopper Rock, Neudorf, Pyramid Valley, Valli: 30 reviews
10 Jun 2019		Library Tasting: Dry River Pinot Noir vs Syrah, 1999 – 2006: 12 reviews
10 Jun 2019		2016 Southern Rhone Valley Pt 2: wines from Maison Vauron: 21 reviews
01 May 2019		Time travel – 50-year-old Australian reds: 12 reviews
20 Apr 2019		First taste: 2016 in the Southern Rhone Valley: 12 reviews
04 Apr 2019		The 1999 Chateauneuf-Du-Pape & Gigondas wines in 2019: 12 reviews
06 Dec 2018		Great syrahs from the 2010 vintage: France and New Zealand: 12 reviews
30 Nov 2018		Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon vertical, 1989 – 2013: 24 reviews
30 Oct 2018		The glorious syrahs of Clape Cornas, vertical tasting 1979 – 2015: 12 reviews
22 Oct 2018		1978 bordeaux blends at 40 years: 1 California: 12 reviews
15 Sep 2018		A new face from Chile, Vina Aquitania at Glengarrys, one Te Mata: 8 reviews
10 Sep 2018		The mealy / nutty pleasures of old Chardonnay, 1975 – 2001: 16 reviews
31 Aug 2018		Craggy Range 2018 releases at Regional Wines, Wellington: 12 reviews
18 Aug 2018		Worth Cellaring: 2015 Chateauneuf-du-Papes, and related: 12 reviews
17 Aug 2018		Twenty years on: the 1998 Chateauneuf-du-Papes in 2018: 13 reviews
05 Jun 2018		1977 and 1963 Vintage Ports, two others: 10 reviews
05 May 2018		Worth Cellaring tasting: Cotes du Rhone and related reds; 12 reviews
09 Apr 2018		Library Tasting: Syrah around the World: 9 countries: 12 reviews
25 Mar 2018		Some remarkable and affordable Portuguese wines, amongst others: 19 reviews
10 Jan 2018		An appealing miscellany of wines for an Anniversary Tasting: 27 reviews
12 Dec 2017		Library Tasting: 1971 German rieslings, two trockenbeerenauslesen: 12 reviews
30 Sep 2017		Do Penfolds reds including Grange cellar for 50 years: 12 reviews
17 Aug 2017		Library Tasting: Reflecting on Te Mata Estate Coleraine, 1982 – 2015: 12 reviews
10 Jul 2017		Benchmark 2013 vintage in NZ, Two Tastings: Cabernet / Merlots, And Syrahs: 24 reviews
30 Jun 2017		An Introduction to the fabulous 2010 Vintage In Chateauneuf-du-Pape: 12 reviews
11 Jun 2017		Two great New Zealand pinot noirs: the best age to drink NZ pinot noir: 57 reviews
23 May 2017		Kevin Judd: sauvignon blanc visionary: 10 reviews
15 May 2017		Library Tasting: Guigal retrospective 2010 – 1983, all four 2003 grands crus: 12 reviews
15 May 2017		A 2008 Vintage Champagne Tasting at Glengarry Wines: 8 reviews
20 Apr 2017		Australian shiraz then and now, two tastings: Pt 1 1996; Pt II current wines: 26 reviews
22 Mar 2017		New releases from MacVine, Andrew Hedley / Oh So Pretty, and Te Mata Estate: 22 reviews
31 Oct 2016		New releases France & Australia: 2013 Syrahs, 2013 Cabernets, 2010 Chateauneufs: 51 reviews
23 Oct 2016		Library Tasting: 1916 Ch Mouton [Rothschild], 1953, 1955, 1966 Rioja, and others: 12 reviews
16 Oct 2016		A Syrah (+ Viognier) Seminar for Year-3 Lincoln University Oenology & Viticulture: 11 wines
16 Oct 2016		Library Tasting: A 2005 burgundy tasting for Marlborough and Nelson winemakers: 12 wines
26 Sep 2016		A Craggy Range red wines presentation for visiting Australians, 9th Sept 2016: 19 reviews
25 Sep 2016		Library Tasting: Craggy Range Syrah Le Sol & Trinity Hill Syrah Homage: 12 reviews
24 Sep 2016		The 2002 Vintage in Hawkes Bay, Bordeaux, Chile, South Australia marker wines: 12 reviews
20 Sep 2016		Library Tasting: matched pairs 1978 / 1979 classed Medocs, two first growths: 12 reviews
15 Sep 2016		Guest Article: Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Vertical Tasting (1999-2012): 12 reviews
15 Sep 2016		Worth Cellaring Tasting: New Zealand Pinot Noir >$35, 11 August 2016: 12 reviews
28 Aug 2016		Library Tasting: 1998 Chateauneuf / Southern Rhone wines at Villa Maria winery: 13 reviews
28 Aug 2016		Stonyridge Larose shines in 1986 & 1987 Classed Growth / Cab / Merlot tasting: 12 reviews
30 Jul 2016		The Negociants New Zealand Fine Wine Tour 2016 : 60 reviews
30 Jul 2016		Convivium 2013 Hawkes Bay Syrah Tasting in Napier, 4 July 2016: 16 reviews
30 Jul 2016		Library Tasting: Quality in 2009 & 2010 premium New Zealand Pinot Noirs: 12 reviews
18 Jun 2016		2013 Tom and 2014 Craggy Range releases: other chardonnays, syrahs, cab / merlots: 37 reviews
08 Jun 2016		Newly released 2011 Produttori del Barbaresco wines, 4 grower champagnes: 14 reviews
25 May 2016		Nine Wairarapa pinot noirs from three districts: Martinborough, Te Muna, Gladstone: 9 reviews
09 May 2016		Does Vintage Champagne Age – A Definitive Tasting 1966 – 1996: 13 reviews
30 Apr 2016		Key Descriptors for good New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc: 8 reviews
28 Apr 2016		A sampling of the current Champagne Billecart-Salmon range: 9 reviews
18 Mar 2016		Te Mata 2014, Kumeu River Chardonnays 2014, Forrest Collection 2013: 18 reviews
11 Mar 2016		Old New Zealand cabernet, 1903 New Zealand red, a challenge for 'concept Lindauer': 18 reviews
06 Mar 2016		Comparison Chave Hermitage, Clape Cornas, and similarly-aged Bordeaux: 13 reviews
01 Dec 2015		Quick Impressions of Six German Pinot Noirs – and an interloper: 7 reviews
30 Nov 2015		The Search for New Zealand Pinot Noir Worth Cellaring: 17 reviews
20 Nov 2015		Non-vintage grande marque champagnes at Glengarry Wines, 11 Nov. 2015: 11 reviews
20 Nov 2015		A Tasting of the Champagne Pierre Peters range in Wellington, New Zealand: 13 reviews
20 Nov 2015		Grower champagnes tasting at Glengarry Wines, 21 Oct. 2015: 10 reviews
15 Nov 2015		Trinity Hills 2013 Syrah Homage and 2013 The Gimblett release: 9 reviews
15 Nov 2015		Saint-Emilion & Pomerol wines from the 2005 Bordeaux vintage, in Auckland: 12 reviews
15 Nov 2015		The wonderful Chateau Palmer: 7 reviews
15 Nov 2015		Some benchmark wines in Villa Maria's stylish new-releases launch, Auckland: 16 reviews
05 Nov 2015		Library Tasting: 1990 Ch Petrus and other 1990s – in memory of Ken Kirkpatrick: 12 reviews
15 Oct 2015		A first Library Tasting of the benchmark 2005 burgundies – plus 8 other pinots: 20 reviews
15 Oct 2015		Library Tasting: Contemplating old Australasian chardonnay – the 1986 vintage: 17 reviews
20 Jun 2015		Dry Extract and the 2013 red vintage in Hawkes Bay: Cabernet / Merlot; Syrah: 43 reviews
15 Jun 2015		Library Tasting: Introduction to the great 2005 Vintage in Bordeaux, 2 New Zealand: 13 reviews
30 Apr 2015		Ken Moon's April sampling of some of the great 2005 burgundies: 12 reviews
29 Apr 2015		The 1975 Vintage Part II (modest): Australia, Bordeaux, New Zealand: 12 reviews
02 Apr 2015		2013 Te Mata reds, Domaines Rothschild, The Wine Importer, recent red releases: 45 reviews
31 Mar 2015		The 1975 Vintage: Heitz Martha's Vineyard, Lafite Rothschild, Leoville Las Cases: 12 reviews
20 Nov 2014		1996 Vintage Champagnes At Mike Parker's: 12 reviews
19 Nov 2014		Library Tasting for the Hawkes Bay 'FAWC': A Definitive Syrah Tasting: 10 reviews
18 Nov 2014		Library Tasting for the Hawkes Bay 'FAWC': 2003 Bordeaux including 2003 Ch Pavie: 10 reviews
23 Oct 2014		Library Tasting for Central Otago Winemakers: Does Pinot Noir Age, 1969 – 2001: 12 reviews
22 Oct 2014		Library Tasting for Central Otago Winemakers: Does Syrah Age, 1979 – 2004: 12 reviews
21 Oct 2014		Lincoln University Oenology Seminar: the varieties in Hawkes Bay / Bordeaux blends: 10 reviews
30 Sep 2014		Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle, 1969 – 2010: 12 reviews
08 Sep 2014		2001 – 2013 vertical of Felton Road Pinot Noir Bannockburn label, one Kusuda foil: 18 reviews
30 Aug 2014		Champagne Peters and Champagne Gatinois stand-outs in other more affordable bubblies: 13 reviews
30 Aug 2014		Library Tasting: 2001 Sauternes, a great year, 12 top wines including d'Yquem: 12 reviews
20 Jul 2014		The 2014 Hawkes Bay Winegrowers Hot Red Expo, calibrated by some Jaboulet reds: 68 reviews
11 Jun 2014		In Search of New Zealand Pinot Noir Worth Cellaring: 25 reviews
17 Apr 2014		Library Tasting: 1978 Red Wines, two superb: Bordeaux, Southern Rhone Valley, California: 12 reviews
16 Apr 2014		Introduction to Library Tastings: Does Riesling Age including historic Australian Rieslings: 12 reviews
10 Dec 2013		Library Tasting: 1953 Ch Margaux, 1953 B. Bilbainas Reserva Especial, assessing old wine: 12 reviews
08 Dec 2013		Library Tasting: Some top 2003 New Zealand Pinot Noirs, one French marker: 12 wine reviews
09 Nov 2013		Seminar for Lincoln University – Northern Rhone Valley grapes re New Zealand: 10 wine reviews
07 Nov 2013		A tasting of New Zealand Pinot Noir relative to Burgundy: 12 wine reviews
28 Jul 2013		Hawkes Bay Hot Red Wine Expo 2012 and 2013, vintage chart, map, and viognier: 159 reviews
28 Jul 2013		Penfolds Grange 2001 – 2008: some long-overdue hints of finesse in the 2008: 8 wine reviews
08 Jul 2013		Hawkes Bay syrah: Convivium 2010 vintage and 2009 syrah tastings at EIT, Napier: 27 wine reviews
10 Jun 2013		Wine Adventures in Auckland: Villa Maria, Craggy Range, Northern Rhone, Syrah: 36 reviews
10 Jun 2013		Chardonnays from Burgundy and Kumeu River, Escarpment pinots, 2013 Easter Show: 122 reviews
10 Apr 2013		2010 Trinity Hill Syrah Homage a world-class wine, recent releases: 40 wine reviews
10 Apr 2013		Some affordable 2010 Bordeaux blends, 18 French, 3 New Zealand: 21 reviews
19 Dec 2012		In search of economy bubbly hinting at the real thing: 11 reviews
12 Dec 2012		2006 Chambertin Clos de Beze – quality and value lacking: 17 reviews
20 Nov 2012		Library Tasting: 2002 Pinot Noirs from New Zealand and France, Clos de Tart: 12 reviews
20 Nov 2012		Looking for New Zealand Pinot Noir Worth Cellaring: 33 reviews
10 Nov 2012		Waiheke Island of Wine Expo, 2 October 2012, New Zealand: The Red Wines: 60 reviews
31 Oct 2012		Four outrageously beautiful wines for the cellar – 4 reviews
09 Sep 2012		The joys of beaujolais, Grasshoppers too, Puriri Hills & Obsidian Vineyards, etc: 56 reviews
25 Apr 2012		Library Tasting: the glorious wines of the Southern Rhone Valley – 1998: 12 reviews
20 Apr 2012		New Zealand Chardonnay comes of age – some top wines and a little history: 14 reviews
20 Mar 2012		2010 Coleraine and the Te Mata Estate 2012 Releases: 12 reviews
20 Mar 2012		Library Tasting: some 1975 and 1976 German Rieslings: 12 reviews
29 Feb 2012		The 2010 New Zealand Riesling Challenge: 13 reviews
30 Sep 2011		Forrest Collection, Kidnapper Cliffs, Mount Difficulty, Spain, Wynns, various others: 185 reviews
30 Jun 2011		Riesling and pinot noir particularly appeal in recent releases: 85 reviews
30 Nov 2010		Rousseau 2007: can New Zealand Pinot Noir compare with Burgundy ? 34 reviews
28 Nov 2010		Sunny Rhones and affordable 2005 Bordeaux from Paul Mitchell / The Wine Importer: 12 reviews
15 Nov 2010		Pinot Noir in New Zealand: 2009 Central Otago Pinot Noirs; vintage chart: 101 reviews
30 Oct 2010		Sacred Hill, Kumeu River, The Wine Importer, Rhone Valley, Bordeaux / HB blends: 72 reviews
07 Sep 2010		The importance of the 2000 and 2005 Bordeaux reds to New Zealand: 12 reviews
31 Aug 2010		Waiheke Wine Expo 2010, Hawkes Bay Syrah 2007, d'Arenberg, odds: 93 reviews
08 Aug 2010		Bordeaux & related blends from 2010 Hawkes Bay Hot Red Expo, vintage chart: 63 reviews
18 May 2010		2010 NZ Cabernet / Merlot Forum, tastings & wine reviews, Jan 29, Hawkes Bay: 33 reviews
18 May 2010		2010 NZ Syrah Symposium, tastings & wine reviews, Jan 30, Hawkes Bay: 29 reviews
20 Apr 2010		Pinot Noir 2010 – conclusions on Pinot Noir in New Zealand, and reviews: 120 reviews
28 Mar 2010		Brief report on some 2006 Chapoutier releases, including Selections Parcellaires: 13 reviews
11 Mar 2010		Library Tasting: Forty Years On – 1970 Bordeaux / claret styles revisited: 12 reviews
08 Aug 2009		2009 Hawkes Bay Hot Red Wine Expo – Bordeaux blends, Syrah, Pinot etc: 132 reviews
30 Jun 2009		Waiheke WineGrowers Expo 2009 – how do Waiheke Island wines measure up ?: 84 reviews
28 May 2009		White wines: standardising wine sweetness ratings for consumers; new releases: 74 reviews
23 Apr 2009		A few more 1998 Northern Rhone reds at the Magnum Society, Wellington: 6 reviews
21 Apr 2009		Superb whites from Astrolabe, Cuilleron, Huia and others, more thoughts on viognier: 123 reviews
02 Apr 2009		Superb reds from Felton Road, Te Mata, Craggy Range, Villa Maria group: 80 reviews
24 Dec 2008		New Zealand wines come of age in everyday use too: 4 reviews
08 Dec 2008		Recent releases, memorable chardonnays, pinots, sauvignons, Hawkes Bay blends: 82 reviews
30 Nov 2008		The 2008 NZ Cabernet / Merlot Forum & Tastings, November 6 & 7, Hawkes Bay: 30 reviews
25 Nov 2008		2005 Rousseau burgundies, three 2006 Otago Calvert Vineyard pinot noirs: 13 reviews
28 Oct 2008		2005 Bordeaux and 2005 Hawkes Bay blends blind at Scenic Cellars, Taupo: 13 reviews
12 Oct 2008		Bordeaux / Hawkes Bay blends including some 1982 Bordeaux at Lincoln University: 24 reviews
12 Sep 2008		2005 Chapoutier Selections Parcellaires wines not all of the standard reputed: 13 reviews
14 Aug 2008		Some Bordeaux blends from Waiheke Island, New Zealand: 26 reviews
22 Jul 2008		A syrah workshop and tasting on Waiheke Island, 23 June 2008: 23 reviews
16 Jul 2008		The Evolution of Bordeaux and Hawkes Bay Blends in New Zealand, to 2005
01 Jun 2008		Current releases – 2005 Te Koko, a Riverby and a Thorn-Clark red shine: 42 reviews
19 May 2008		Top 2006 New Zealand syrahs reach new heights against French benchmark: 28 reviews
25 Apr 2008		Recent chardonnays, pinot noirs, pinot gris and others, New Zealand and France: 89 reviews
18 Apr 2008		Some minor 2005 Bordeaux, plus comparable New Zealand examples: 24 reviews
10 Apr 2008		A few 1998 Northern Rhone reds at the Magnum Society, Wellington: 7 reviews
30 Mar 2008		The floral component of Pinot Noir, outstanding Escarpment 'Insight' wines, new releases: 46 reviews
11 Mar 2008		Current releases – Dry River, Te Mata, Penfolds standard Bin Series: 21 reviews
25 Feb 2008		Henschke and other current / recent releases: 42 reviews
18 Dec 2007		2005 Bordeaux and Hawkes Bay blends in New Zealand: 33 reviews
14 Dec 2007		The exciting 2005 Drouhin red burgundies / Pinot Noirs: 13 reviews
12 Dec 2007		Some 2004 Bordeaux reds from Regional Wines and Glengarry, Wellington: 23 reviews
08 Dec 2007		Shiraz and Syrah from smaller producers in Australia and New Zealand: 14 reviews
30 Oct 2007		Current releases including Craggy Range, Escarpment, others: 47 reviews
30 Sep 2007		[ Revised ] Judging Syrah, and the Syrah Ripening Curve: 12 reviews
10 Aug 2007		Viognier in New Zealand and beyond – an exciting but demanding grape: 27 reviews
30 Jun 2007		Cloudy Bay's 2007 Pinot Noir Celebration – the 2004 Vintage: 19 reviews
14 Jun 2007		Sensational Syrahs including 2003 Guigal, 2004 Penfolds, and 2005 Craggy Range: 17 reviews
01 Jun 2007		[ Archive Article, 1985 ] A tasting of 1903 Lansdowne 'claret', Wairarapa, New Zealand
01 Jun 2007		Six 1996 Bordeaux second growths at Wellington's Magnum Society: 6 reviews
25 May 2007		Best New Zealand 2005 Hawkes Bay / Bordeaux blends of classed growth quality: 13 reviews
21 Apr 2007		Syrah (mostly) from California, Washington, France, Australia & New Zealand: 26 reviews
09 Apr 2007		Syrah: 2005 Craggy Range le Sol triumphs again, 2005 Yann Chave, and others: 16 reviews
08 Apr 2007		2006 Konrad Riesling attractive and affordable in Recent Releases: 36 reviews
27 Mar 2007		Recent releases (apart from Sauvignon), including a great Gewurztraminer: 40 reviews
27 Mar 2007		Fine New Zealand Sauvignons – why no Marlborough Sauvignon Celebration ? 14 reviews
26 Feb 2007		PINOT NOIR 2007 – Pt II: some pinots from the 100 New Zealand Producers' Tasting: 59 reviews
26 Feb 2007		PINOT NOIR 2007, Wellington, New Zealand – Pt I: the formal Conference Tastings: 40 reviews
20 Feb 2007		The SYRAH SYMPOSIUM in Hawkes Bay, curtain-raiser to Pinot Noir 2007: 51 reviews
11 Jan 2007		[ Archive Article, 2001 ] PINOT NOIR 2001 CONFERENCE: The Tastings: 31 reviews
31 Dec 2006		New Zealand Pinot Noir tastings from mid and late 2006, plus 2002 Rousseau: 105 reviews
16 Dec 2006		Brief impressions of some 2004 Drouhin red burgundies: 13 reviews
15 Dec 2006		Best New Zealand bubbly easily matches some genuine champagnes: 47 reviews
30 Nov 2006		Blake Family Vineyard – New Zealand and other bordeaux blends: 21 reviews
13 Nov 2006		Feedback: Judging Syrah – Competition Convenor; Senior Judge
07 Nov 2006		[ Archive Article, 1988 – [ Evolution of ] New Zealand Wine
06 Nov 2006		Judging Syrah, the Syrah Ripening Curve, and the Top New Zealand Syrah ? : 14 reviews
14 Oct 2006		Newly-landed 2003 Bordeaux & Sauternes from Scenic Cellars and Glengarry: 30 wines
25 Aug 2006		Gewurztraminer and other Aromatic Whites from New Zealand & France: 25 reviews
21 Jul 2006		Recent releases of Penfolds RWT, Grange, Bin and other reds: 14 reviews
25 Jun 2006		Recent releases, including a great New Zealand Merlot: 49 reviews
04 Jun 2006		Some Howard Park, MadFish and Xabregas wines from Western Australia: 17 reviews
04 Jun 2006		Cabernet / Merlot and related wines mainly from Hawkes Bay and West Australia: 42 reviews
28 May 2006		New Zealand syrah continues success, Craggy's 2004 Le Sol excels: 62 reviews
28 Apr 2006		Some 2001 Sauternes styles from The Wine Importer, Auckland: 13 reviews
20 Apr 2006		Recent Releases, including 12 wines rated as gold medal level: 82 reviews
15 Apr 2006		Some minor Bordeaux 2000 from The Wine Importer, Auckland: 12 reviews
25 Mar 2006		Library Tasting: Classical Reds from 1978: 12 wines
18 Mar 2006		2003 Drouhin burgundies – varietal character in a warm year, re NZ: 12 reviews
04 Mar 2006		Preview of the 2005 Kumeu River Chardonnays, in context: 13 reviews
30 Jan 2006		2005 Golden Bay / Nelson vintage promising, including pinot noir: 20 reviews
24 Dec 2005		Some viognier wines currently available in New Zealand: 21 reviews
18 Dec 2005		Grand cru and other 2002 burgundy, and New Zealand pinot noir: 21 reviews
17 Dec 2005		Some sparkling wines on the New Zealand market in December: 25 reviews
27 Nov 2005		Villa Maria / Vidal / Esk Valley 2005 Roadshow wines: 39 reviews
26 Nov 2005		Some 2003 & 2004 Rhone Valley reds available in New Zealand: 13 reviews
25 Nov 2005		2004 & 2003 pinot noirs from Felton Road, Villa Maria and others: 22 reviews
15 Nov 2005		Regional Wines Roadshow: pinot noir, merlot, other reds: 41 reviews
08 Nov 2005		Clearview Chardonnay Reserve 1994 – 2004: 11 reviews
31 Oct 2005		The 2004 Te Mata Estate Rhone varietals: 12 reviews
26 Oct 2005		Wines from the 2005 International Chardonnay Challenge and Forum: 9 reviews
15 Oct 2005		2003 Rhone Valley and other syrahs available in New Zealand: 14 reviews
30 Sep 2005		Recent Releases including the intriguing 2003 Vinoptima Gewurztraminer: 57 reviews
15 Sep 2005		Some 2003 southern Rhone Valley reds available in New Zealand: 12 reviews
27 Aug 2005		2003 New Zealand pinot noir, 2002 Jadot, and others: 96 reviews
01 Aug 2005		Recent Releases: some fine wines in both New Zealand and French Chardonnays: 36 reviews
10 Jul 2005		NZ release of the 2001 Guigal reds, 2003 Condrieu and Tavel: 13 reviews
15 Jun 2005		Top 2002 New Zealand syrah challenges the Rhone: 32 reviews
25 Mar 2005		1970 Bordeaux tasting: 12 reviews
15 Mar 2005		Hawkes Bay Reds including 2002 Trinity Hill Syrah Homage: 35 reviews
06 Mar 2005		Chardonnay: recent New Zealand, '02 Fevre, '02 Villa premium: 30 reviews
15 Feb 2005		2001 Rousseau burgundies, and '03 Montana Pinot Terraces: 10 reviews
01 Feb 2005		Recent releases: a good sauvignon and a top value pinot noir: 39 reviews
25 Jan 2005		Will Chile's Viu Manent wines be available in New Zealand: 15 reviews
20 Jan 2005		Some reds from the southern Rhone Valley, 2001 – 2003: 24 reviews
14 Jan 2005		Pinot noir from New Zealand and France, 2002 Girardin: 130 reviews
31 Dec 2004		Miscellaneous recent releases – one style of review: 34 reviews
15 Dec 2004		New Zealand sauvignon blanc, mostly from 2004 vintage: 68 reviews
05 Dec 2004		A small sample of 2003 Mosel riesling: 15 reviews
15 Nov 2004		Hawkes Bay's Top Red: Clive Holland's Tastings in Napier: 21 reviews
01 Nov 2004		Barbecue reds $15 or less: 18 reviews
29 Oct 2004		Hawkes Bay Winemakers' 2004 Vintage Review
01 Sep 2004		Syrah from Australia and France: 27 reviews
31 Jul 2004		2002 Girardin and other chardonnay, 2002 Mosel, one viognier: 26 reviews
25 Jul 2004		Cabernet blends from New Zealand, Bordeaux and Australia: 41 reviews
25 May 2004		Hawkes Bay Blends and the Bordeaux model: 48 Reviews
15 Feb 2004		PINOT NOIR 2004 CONFERENCE – The Public Tasting: 36 reviews

Acknowledgements: This site originated as Geoff Kelly's Wine Reviews within www.regionalwines.co.nz, thanks to the stimulus of Grant Jones, the late founder and Proprietor of Regional Wines & Spirits Ltd, Wellington. That early information is now lost. www.GeoffKellyWineReviews.co.nz has been built by, and is maintained by, Peter Kelly. From 2005 to mid-2023 the site was hosted by Catalyst IT. It is now hosted at Rimu Hosting.

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