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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

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

Dean Hewitson, Barossa Valley, Australia
Age of Wisdom

At the other end of the discounted and oversupplied wine market are undiscovered bargains made from old vines. Having written on the… read more

Breakfast at Pretty’s

Sifting through photos I took on my recent trip to New Zealand and visit to Ruth and Paul Pretty’s marvellous property on… read more

Wine Ratings
Wine Ratings: Catering to the Herd Mentality or A Necessary Evil?

The clinical and somewhat erroneous methods of scoring or rating wine does not take into account the human factor… read more

The Sommelier’s Palate – Oliver Brandenburg, Sommelier at London Mandarin Oriental, Bar Boulud

 Sager & Wilde in Hackney as it’s in my neighbourhood. Staff is friendly and place is relaxed with a good crowd and… read more

New Zealand’s Quiet Achiever: Rudi Bauer, Quartz Reef

Walter Bourke Homage – Pinot Noir Producer of the Year Must-Have Wines Best of the Lunar Year – 2010 – Year of… read more

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