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Murray Paterson of the viticultural consultancy Vinifera Services sends the following report on the 2009 grape harvest in Marlborough, where...
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It was a pleasure to taste most of the 2007 Pinot Noirs made in Central Otago (over 60 from a...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. With any luck the 2009 vintage...
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Hot on the heels of the final tally of the 2008 Australian grape harvest comes news that the 2008 crop...
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