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Part of a series of posts that cover my travel to Greece and the USA in April/May 2016. April 30 2016 – Pyrgos, Katakolo and Patras My main reason for stopping in Pyrgos is to catch the tourist train to … Continue reading
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Part of a series of posts that cover my travel to Greece and the USA in April/May 2016. 24 April 2016 – Athens I wake up in Greece. It’s a glorious day. The Marina Alimos Apartments where I am staying … Continue reading
A selection of d’Arenberg Wines from the McLaren Vale were tasted at First Glass on Auckland’s North Shore on July 6, 2016. Toby Porter, our winemaker host for the evening, has been winemaker with d’Arenberg Wines in South Australia’s McLaren … Continue reading
One of the best ways to try the wines of a country is to go there. Greece especially. This is a country rich in wine making history with grape varieties that have obscure names. The wines don’t make it here … Continue reading
The wine pourer showed me the bottles of the two truly delicious fruity Rieslings we were tasting. The first a medium sweet wine with honey and limes and heavenly, almost nectar-like, textural viscosity, hinting there might be some botrytis in … Continue reading