Eating Georgia – The country not the state

Georgia food tour hosted by Janice Kirkwood and Sue Dempsey One of the best ways to get to know any country is… read more
Jasper Hill current vintages

Loyal followers of Jasper Hill in Australia will know that their wines sell out on release in August each year with the… read more
On the New Zealand Wine and Culinary Route – First Stop: Auckland, Part 1

First Published on robertparker.com Wine Journal Aug 16 2016 For most of the world, New Zealand is very remote and evokes iconographic… read more
Bass Phillip New Release 2017 Pinot Noirs

Tasting through the new release 2017 Pinot Noirs from Bass Phillip has been both fascinating and immensely gratifying. Having known Phillip Jones… read more
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Sam Neill “Cornucopia Vitus” – This is mandatory viewing… and finally, there’s a good use for cabernet sauvignon grapes
The Wild Side of Central Otago

First Published on Robert Parker Wine Journal Dec 6 2016 There’s something about venison that brings out the hunger for the wild… read more
South African vineyard uses Indian runner ducks control pests sustainably

  Now this is my kind of sustainable pest control, ducks!! Check out article on Dominion Post online http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/80509549/south-african-vineyard-uses-indian-runner-ducks-control-pests-sustainably
Ipoh Dreaming… on a Chinese New Year’s Day

I have been coming to the town of Ipoh for almost 20 years now and yet it still remains an enigma to… read more
Marlborough Rising – Wellingtons other ‘local’ Wine Region

Reflecting on the brilliant and bountiful Wellington on a Plate festival held recently, I had the opportunity of frequenting the pop-up Match… read more
Nahm Takes Top Honours at S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants

Nahm in Bangkok has secured the No.1 spot at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2014 awards in Singapore, earning the title of… read more
Makin Bacon – Kevin Gillespie visits Benton’s Smoky Mountain Hams in Tennessee

As regular readers know, the Wandering Palate is rather partial to pig and one of the best places on earth to get… read more
Chester Osborn d'Arenberg Winemaker, Australia
In the mood for red

South Australian grenache is all you need on a winter’s evening. The only way to better it is to fly to Adelaide… read more
Hermitage La Chapelle Rouge
Hermitage La Chapelle Rouge – Part 1

Is there another 1961 equivalent in the offering? Cuisine & Wine Asia’s Contributing Wine Editor Curtis Marsh ponders the latest staggering auction… read more
Lunch at the Australia & New Zealand Pinot Noir Celebration
Two countries, one grape variety

Australia and New Zealand both produce first class pinot noir but Curtis Marsh is swayed by a Wellington street party in its… read more
Two Stone’s and the World’s best Indian

For the uninitiated, this median is The Wandering Palate’s disordered thoughts and utterances; incoherencies, mental wanderings, intoxications, delusions, hallucinations – essentially the… read more
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