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Education

The Lost Years of New Zealand Wine

New Zealand’s seen 3 rough harvests – but you’ve helped winemakers weather the storms

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Naked Pairings

The best recipe you’ve never tried: Sauvignon Scallops

Top off a cool summer night with these melt-in-your-mouth scallops, made insanely addictive thanks to a sear in Sauvignon Blanc butter sauce (for added savory crunch). We used David Marchesi’s North Coast white – but any dry aromatic wine will plump up the flavor in this perfectly simple dish. There’s no shame in licking the […]

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Behind the Wine

Do winemakers use customer feedback to improve their wines?

This is a guest post by Bill & Claudia Small of Small & Small who are releasing their newest New Zealand Sauvignon this month. You might notice that the ratings have reset on this wine (while they normally carry over from one vintage to another) and there’s a great reason for that. The Smalls have […]