Cabernet, Merlot & Blends
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WINENZ MAGAZINE
Team Choice Bordeaux Blend!
This January, we feature the wines from WineNZ Magazine's latest tasting of Bordeaux Blend Reds; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and others.
The Team Choice wines include examples from Mission Estate, Moana Park and Schubert Wines.
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The Benchmark of New Zealand Varietal Winemaking
Montana Classics Pernod Ricard
ALLIED LIQUOR PROMOTION
Montana produced the original Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc - and are as excited today with the 2009 wine as they were with the first one in 1979.
Montana’s classic range of wines is still considered the benchmark of New Zealand varietal winemaking. The wines are crafted with minimum intervention to be the purest expression of the unique flavour characteristics that key grape varieties achieve in New Zealand.
On-Premise licensees can enjoy great special prices on Montana Classics during January, when ordering with Allied Liquor through Wine Trade Online!
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WineNZ Magazine's Team Choice Aromatics
Riesling, Gewurz and Viognier Various Suppliers

WINENZ MAGAZINE
Team Choice Aromatics!
This January, we feature the wines from WineNZ Magazine's latest tasting of Aromatic Whites; Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Viognier.
The Team Choice wines include examples from Cypress, Johanneshof, Lawson's Dry Hills, Marble Point, Rockburn and Waimea Estate.
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Allied Liquor's January On-Premise Promos
On-Premise Trade Specials Allied Liquor
ALLIED LIQUOR PROMOTION!
Allied Liquor have heaps of great trade specials for On-Premise licence holders this January.
Check out their deals on Corban's White Label, Stoneleigh, Jacob's Creek, Montana Classics, Absolut Vodka, Malibu Rum and Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
On-Premise Licensees can order directly from Allied Liquor via Wine Trade Online. Just enter your username and password to see On-Premise trade pricing.
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Slim Pickings Likely for a Few Weeks
(March 2010)
Marlborough's lifeblood started to pump as the annual grape harvest got under way yesterday. ...
Source: The Marlborough Express
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After Earthquake Chilean Wineries Count Damage, Trust Exports
(March 2010)
Last week’s massive earthquake in Chile caused widespread damage to the country’s wineries, although current supplies should help avert significant disruption in export sales. ...
Source: Bloomberg
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Land of Opportunity
(March 2010)
You'd be excused for thinking the recent pinot noir export swindle by the French would be an excellent chance for New Zealand pinot noir producers to get a significant foothold in the lucrative American market. ...
Source: New Zealand Herald
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Phony French Pinot Draws Class-Action Suit Against Gallo
(March 2010)
The equivalent of 18 million bottles of Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir were routinely cut with cheaper Merlot and Syrah over several vintages. Much of it was sold in the United States....
Source: Wine Spectator
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Real Kiwi Wine Battler Te Awa On The Gold Rise After Years Of Uncertainty
(March 2010)
From being an exposed gravelly old Hawke's Bay river bed to making one of the best wines in New Zealand, Te Awa is clearly back on the national stage again after several years of uncertainty, as endorsed by the Royal Easter Show judges....
Source: voxy.co.nz
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Thinking of Chile
(March 2010)
The harvest is due to start but with disrupted electrical power and travel difficulties it will be difficult for the grapes to be harvested properly. I do hope the industry can emerge stronger from this distressing setback....
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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Winemaker Keeps Close to Vine
(March 2010)
He's almost a dead ringer for George Clooney but unless you've been wearing gumboots and cleaning out wine tanks at the largest winery in New Zealand, you're unlikely to have spotted Patrick Materman....
Source: New Zealand Herald
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Turangi: Wining and Dining in Style
(February 2010)
When it's harvest time at the Tongariro River Estate in Turangi the small family-run winery doesn't have the staff to pick the grapes from its 4200 pinot noir and pinot gris vines....
Source: New Zealand Herald
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Creative Wine Labels Vie for Market Share
(February 2010)
The Watcher is dramatic, in keeping with the name's origins. Bringing the label to life began with a round of good old-fashioned fun – barbecue gatherings and the sharing of ideas. ...
Source: Stuff
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The Right Mix
(February 2010)
In Europe, blends of different grapes are behind many of its great wines, with the likes of Chateauneuf du Pape and port containing an extravaganza of varieties....
Source: New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand 'Could Lose Top Slot'
(February 2010)
The premium position of New Zealand's industry is 'as fragile as Pinot Noir', Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts told this week's Pinot Noir 2010 conference ...
Source: decanter.com
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Don't Flood UK with Cheap Pinot, UK Critic Warns
(February 2010)
A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs....
Source: New Zealand Herald
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