Millésime Champagne: When One Year Becomes a Story
The other day, Ofa sent me a photo from a special wine event he had attended. Like any wine person
The Training Ground
Grapes, regions and how-tos. Home of The Right Pour.
Tokaji: The Wine of Kings, Made for the Family Table
Mālō e lelei, fellow wine explorers. This week I want to take you somewhere unexpected. Not France.Not New Zealand.Not Australia.
Blouge: The Wine Word I Had to Read Twice
This week, while I was running a wine tasting in central Auckland, something caught my attention. A group of young
Gewürztraminer: Big Name, Beautiful Wine
A perfumed white wine, a salmon pairing, and a little taste of Ha‘apai Gewürztraminer is not the easiest grape variety
Hidden in Plain Sight: Choosing Wine at the Supermarket
Why the quiet bottle on the shelf might be the one worth taking home The supermarket wine aisle. Because this
All Eyes on You: Navigating the Wine List Without the Stress
Who’s been in that situation…the wine list lands in front of you, and somehow, you’re the one expected to choose
The Right Pour | No. 2
OK, so a quick note before we get into it. The first Right Pour was probably more a reflection on
don’t judge wine on the first sip
The Second sip is where the truth really shows up. Welcome back to The Premier Pour. Let me say this
The Right Pour | No. 1
What Your Grape Says About You A lighthearted field guide from someone still figuring it out By ofahelotu I should
the soil is the strategy
Why New Zealands’s greatest wine advantage starts underground New Zealand and Australia are often called “New World” wine countries. And