Our Wine Journal

Our musings about the notable and newsworthy.

Every day we meet great people and extraordinary product.

From time to time we reflect these experiences in our Wine Journal to share with you. In doing so, we hope to develop a library of useful information that can benefit anyone who wishes to explore the mystical world of wine with us.

ANZACs bikkies are a staple in our cookie jar and every time a batch comes out of the oven, you can’t help but think of the story that sits behind them. Yes, we are living in a young country, however we still have a rich...

We’re keen to keep you and your family safe. To do this we've outlined a few of our COVID-19 Practices below, ensuring that we are also complying with Liquor Licensing Guidelines When picking and packing your successful bids, our team will wear a facemask and gloves ...

One of our favourite mid-week meals is even more special when the best of New Zealand is delivered to your front door. We adore a feed of fish in our house and New Zealand has access to some of the best and varied seafood in...

by ROTH SOCIETY & MIKE DESIMONE To view and behold good art, you don’t have to limit yourself by only visiting a museum. There are a lot to be discovered at your wine shop in your area or even in your wine cabinets or cellar. If...

Having 515 lots in total, our March Rare & Fine Wine online auction attracted many registered bidders who helped us to create some new records; for that, we are very proud and grateful.   The highest successful bid was the 2000 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru, which sold...

February is a traditionally strong auction month and this year was no different. Our February Live auction (the first for the new decade) was extremely successful with 90% of our Lots selling – making both our vendors and bidders very happy indeed. ⬆️Feb Live Auction venue & wines...

Written by  Mark Orton   When Pinot Noir was first planted in Central Otago, there’s a very good chance that no-one was giving much thought about garnering the attention of Burgundy.   Just getting the vines to take and making palatable wines was a good start; but as anyone...

We’re mighty pleased to present our first Live/Online auction for 2020. We are thrilled to bits to bring to you the first live auction in New Zealand of the new decade. Not only do we hold more Live auctions than anyone else in New Zealand we...

Heat is not a friend of bottled wine (or any wine). Buying wine is great fun. However one must be very aware of problems that you can face in buying wine in summer. We see plenty of wines that come through The Wine Auction Room that...

 

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