Moving to Auckland for about 12 - 18 months in August.
Very interesting in learning as much as possible NZ wine scene and related.
Thanks in advavnce.
NZ wine info required please
Big question. Some responses will come from others here but a good resource will be Sue from http://www.wineoftheweek.com. Sue's a regular here also.
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Hi Peter,
What in particular do you want to know?
There's quite a few wine shops that run regular or special tasting nights, there's lots of wineries nearby, within 30 minutes drive if you don't go at rush hour, Waiheke Island is 35 minutes by boat from downtown Auckland, plenty of good restuarants around but few BYO except ethnic, etc., etc.,
It's about 5 hours drive to the Hawkes bay wine region and if you book early enough you can get cheap airfares to Queenstown, which is the airport town for one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world, i.e. Central Otago.
Cheers,
Sue
What in particular do you want to know?
There's quite a few wine shops that run regular or special tasting nights, there's lots of wineries nearby, within 30 minutes drive if you don't go at rush hour, Waiheke Island is 35 minutes by boat from downtown Auckland, plenty of good restuarants around but few BYO except ethnic, etc., etc.,
It's about 5 hours drive to the Hawkes bay wine region and if you book early enough you can get cheap airfares to Queenstown, which is the airport town for one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world, i.e. Central Otago.
Cheers,
Sue
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Peter
Re NZ
Pretty much everything.
I have bookmarked the wine of the week link.
Curious what the cost would be in shipping wine to NZ.
I have around 15 dozen bottles stored at home and would probaly like to ship about 5 dozen and store the rest long term with friends in Sydney.
Into to both food & wine so restaurant info handy or suitable bookmark re dinning in Auckalnd and NZ generally.
Love going to vineyard regions and tasting / purchasing wines.
Generally, find in Oz that a reputable independent wine merchant is cheaper then cellar door prices.
Love tasting wines and special wine evenings etc.
Really looking forward to exploring NZ wines as over the last 20 years or so have developed a fairly good understanding of Oz wines and regions.
Thanks again Peter.
I have bookmarked the wine of the week link.
Curious what the cost would be in shipping wine to NZ.
I have around 15 dozen bottles stored at home and would probaly like to ship about 5 dozen and store the rest long term with friends in Sydney.
Into to both food & wine so restaurant info handy or suitable bookmark re dinning in Auckalnd and NZ generally.
Love going to vineyard regions and tasting / purchasing wines.
Generally, find in Oz that a reputable independent wine merchant is cheaper then cellar door prices.
Love tasting wines and special wine evenings etc.
Really looking forward to exploring NZ wines as over the last 20 years or so have developed a fairly good understanding of Oz wines and regions.
Thanks again Peter.
Peter
Put the 5 dozen on the plane - once you start to explain to Mr Custom's Man that you have 2 bin 389's, 2 Seppelts St Peters, 1 Moss wood Chard, and no I can't remember what I paid for them ... walk on through, please sir. I'd rather risk customs than risk spoilage.
Cheers
Mark G
Put the 5 dozen on the plane - once you start to explain to Mr Custom's Man that you have 2 bin 389's, 2 Seppelts St Peters, 1 Moss wood Chard, and no I can't remember what I paid for them ... walk on through, please sir. I'd rather risk customs than risk spoilage.
Cheers
Mark G
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Peter,
You will have to enquire with freight companies at your end re shipping costs, but you may be hit with excise tax on the wine once you get here, so keep that in mind. Normally you can only bring in 4.5 litres of wine, but your 5 dozen bottles may count as household effects - then again they may not.
Check out the customs website at http://www.customs.govt.nz and find out before you arrive here and get an unexpected bill.
For dining check out http://www.menus.co.nz for a start. My favourite city restaurant is Soul, on the Viaduct.
A few of the wine shops that run tastings are
First Glass Wines and Spirits (http://www.first-glass.co.nz). $15 tastings every Wednesday night. No bookings required. Tasting schedule and recent tasting notes (courtesy of yours truly) are on their website.
Glengarry Hancocks (http://www.glengarry.co.nz) in the city near Victoria Park has fortnightly Tuesday tastings. Tasting schedule is on their website.
Fine Wine Delivery Co in the city (http://www.finewineonline.co.nz) has tastings usually with visiting winemakers for a charge, or free tastings of their monthly campaigns. Details usually on their website.
Caros in Parnell (http://www.caros.co.nz) evidently have tastings from time to time but I don't know how one finds out about them as they are not mentioned on their website. You probably have to be an existing customer to be privy to this info.
Maison Vauron (http://www.mvauron.co.nz) in Newmarket are French specialists and supposedly have regular tastings but they don't seem to be advertised on their website - except in a PDF of the newsletter - which hasn't been updated recently.
Other readers may be able to add more.
Cheers,
Sue
You will have to enquire with freight companies at your end re shipping costs, but you may be hit with excise tax on the wine once you get here, so keep that in mind. Normally you can only bring in 4.5 litres of wine, but your 5 dozen bottles may count as household effects - then again they may not.
Check out the customs website at http://www.customs.govt.nz and find out before you arrive here and get an unexpected bill.
For dining check out http://www.menus.co.nz for a start. My favourite city restaurant is Soul, on the Viaduct.
A few of the wine shops that run tastings are
First Glass Wines and Spirits (http://www.first-glass.co.nz). $15 tastings every Wednesday night. No bookings required. Tasting schedule and recent tasting notes (courtesy of yours truly) are on their website.
Glengarry Hancocks (http://www.glengarry.co.nz) in the city near Victoria Park has fortnightly Tuesday tastings. Tasting schedule is on their website.
Fine Wine Delivery Co in the city (http://www.finewineonline.co.nz) has tastings usually with visiting winemakers for a charge, or free tastings of their monthly campaigns. Details usually on their website.
Caros in Parnell (http://www.caros.co.nz) evidently have tastings from time to time but I don't know how one finds out about them as they are not mentioned on their website. You probably have to be an existing customer to be privy to this info.
Maison Vauron (http://www.mvauron.co.nz) in Newmarket are French specialists and supposedly have regular tastings but they don't seem to be advertised on their website - except in a PDF of the newsletter - which hasn't been updated recently.
Other readers may be able to add more.
Cheers,
Sue
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Peter
Thanks for the info
Thanks Sue.
Have bookmarked your above links.
The company has offered to ship household items.
Would anyone know if shipping wine this way OK ?
Have bookmarked your above links.
The company has offered to ship household items.
Would anyone know if shipping wine this way OK ?
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John C.
Sue, have you considered adding a forum to your wine o' the week site. It would be great to be able to talk NZ wine somewhere without offending others!
There was a NZ Wine mailing list for a while but it went down hill after nzwine stopped managing it.
Also have you tried any Trinity Hill - 1998 Gimlett Reds lately. I tried them on purchase (cab/merlot, merlot & shiraz) & was very impressed, however the cab/merlot & shiraz seem green & ordinary now (haven't tried the merlot recently).
Regards,
John C.
There was a NZ Wine mailing list for a while but it went down hill after nzwine stopped managing it.
Also have you tried any Trinity Hill - 1998 Gimlett Reds lately. I tried them on purchase (cab/merlot, merlot & shiraz) & was very impressed, however the cab/merlot & shiraz seem green & ordinary now (haven't tried the merlot recently).
Regards,
John C.
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Craig(NZ).
The greatest topic of them all - 98 Hawkes bay reds
you not the only one that has noted to me about the trinity reds. i found them on release not quite front rank and as such didnt buy any. i find them just a tad boring and clinical
the few 98 reds ive tried this year have really been excellent - Awatea, Esk Reserve, Church Rd Reserve, vidals reserve, te awa longlands - all impressive wines at their price point
however the steal from the vintage i reckon was the $19 delegats res cab. looking very smart, very big and a great ringer for an aussie mid priced cab tasting - rather have a 6 pack of these than a bottle of those $90-$120 'super reds' we saw from 98.
the big talking point has always been the cellar potential of the 98s. Some people have said such and such is fallen on its face etc etc but from the ones i picked on release i havent had an issue.
it always appeared to me that wineries that usually struggle for ripeness were the ones that actually excelled in 98 in terms of mid term+ (eg brookfields, delegats, church rd)....more structure than some of the fruit bombs. just a little theory of mine that seems to be paying off in the cellar.
Anyway I bought truckloads of 98s and im not losing any sleep over them.
C.
the few 98 reds ive tried this year have really been excellent - Awatea, Esk Reserve, Church Rd Reserve, vidals reserve, te awa longlands - all impressive wines at their price point
however the steal from the vintage i reckon was the $19 delegats res cab. looking very smart, very big and a great ringer for an aussie mid priced cab tasting - rather have a 6 pack of these than a bottle of those $90-$120 'super reds' we saw from 98.
the big talking point has always been the cellar potential of the 98s. Some people have said such and such is fallen on its face etc etc but from the ones i picked on release i havent had an issue.
it always appeared to me that wineries that usually struggle for ripeness were the ones that actually excelled in 98 in terms of mid term+ (eg brookfields, delegats, church rd)....more structure than some of the fruit bombs. just a little theory of mine that seems to be paying off in the cellar.
Anyway I bought truckloads of 98s and im not losing any sleep over them.
C.