Tag Archives: New Zealand wine

Drawing Blancs: Three From Marlborough

Posted on July 3, 2016 by intoxreport

You can slice them and dice them, rank them and spank them, praise them or raze them, but there are really only three region on the planet that regularly produce Sauvignon Blanc of any true splendor—the Loire, Bordeaux and Marlborough, … Continue reading →

Posted in Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND | Tagged Arona, Marlborough sauvignon blanc, New Zealand wine, Ranga Ranga, Three Brooms, W. Gillett Johnson | 2 Comments

Villa Maria Estate, Hawke’s Bay: Croatian Knights and Warrior Princesses

Posted on September 3, 2011 by intoxreport

Grotty media cynics may claim that Lucy Lawless is New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, but in fact, in 1931, a monster earthquake (Richter 7.8) hit Hawke’s Bay, wiping Napier—the region’s commercial nexus—off the map. The death toll was in the … Continue reading →