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Rarest Cheese in the World – A Monopole, Grand Cru, Single Cow Cheese!

Picked up a big chunk of the rarest cheese on the planet for a party we throwing at our house tomorrow night,… read more
Carrick Lamb
Another brilliant lunch at Carrick Winery, Bannockburn, Central Otago

I had lunch at Carrick Winery yesterday (Oct 15th) and can report that they are going from strength to strength with new… read more
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Pegasus Bay Sauvignon Semillon 2012, Waipara, New Zealand

It is definitively a product of old vines or perhaps I am showing my age, as it seems like I have been… read more
Thomas Heitz
Thomas Heitz Chef & Sommelier at Port Restaurant, Frenchman’s Bay, Canada

(Pronounced suh-mal-’yAy) In Medieval Provençal times they were saumaliers, animal pack drivers who evolved during Middle French kingdom to become court officials… read more
Amit Chavan, Sommelier at Hakkasan Doha at The St. Regis Resort, Doha
The Sommelier’s Palate – Amit Chavan, Hakkasan Doha at The St. Regis Resort, Doha

(Pronounced suh-mal-’yAy) In Medieval Provençal times they were saumaliers, animal pack drivers who evolved during Middle French kingdom to become court officials… read more
House of Rosevelt
The House of Roosevelt, Shanghai: Wednesday Wine Nights

If you are in Shanghai on any Wednesday, as a tourist, on a work trip or as a local, The House of… read more
Ron Laughton (left) and Michel Chapoutier at Jasper Hill Vineyard
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate – Jasper Hill & M. Chapoutier Wine Pairing Events – London

Ron & Elva Laughton, JASPER HILL and Michel & Corinne Chapoutier, M. CHAPOUTIER – Two Hemispheres and Personalities Conjoined by an Obsession… read more
Angkor bas relief pig for dinner
Happy New Year from the Wandering Palate

Inspiration for 2015 comes from John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America  “I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten… read more
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Merry Christmas from the Wandering Palate – Coming Home

It’s the Pōhutukawa tree that does it for me… our very own Christmas Tree Where else on the planet would there be… read more
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Noisy Ritual Urban Winery – Saturday 29th Novmber
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Zerotasking

Just love the card my daughter gave me for my birthday…
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Great Southern Seafood Feast with Wine hosted by Yilgarnia Wines

Yilgarnia Wines, a tiny and award-winning boutique winery in Denmark, Western Australia, will be our special host at Merchants Wine Cellar’s next… read more
Piedmonte
Sock Juice: The Great Escape

I left for a week in Piedmont with high gastronomic hopes.  I still recall some of the magnificent food I ate last… read more
Shalom Burgundy Blog - Horse ploughing the vines
Shalom Chin Burgundy Blog – Part 5

08/11/2011 PART 5 of the Burgundy Series A more in-depth look about how the Burgundians care for their land and some extreme… read more
Marlborough and biodynamic champion, Sam Weaver, Churton vineyard
Berry Bros. & Rudd Singapore wine dinner with Sam Weaver, Owner and Winemaker of Churton, Marlborough, New Zealand, 27th June 2013

Churton is a small Marlborough winery that employs biodynamic vineyard practices, owned and operated by Sam and Mandy Weaver. Churton has been… read more
Borough Market - Ginger Pig
Fresh Produce Markets in the UK

I came across this excellent website http://loveyourlocalmarket.org.uk when researching fresh food markets in Nottingham, England. Yes the Wandering Palate is going to… read more
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Veritas vineyard entrance, Australia
Prince of the Barossa

There are no duds in the Rolf Binder range of wines, writes Curtis Marsh, who tracks the rise and rise of the… read more
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