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The largest Wine Show in New Zealand with Chief Judge Bob Campbell leading the tastings and it seems Dan makes a pretty good drop or two, or three or twelve… Gold Decibel Martinborough Pinot Noir 2019 Decibel Pacific Passenger Pinot Noir 2020 Silver Giunta Riesling 2021 Testify Pinot Noir 2018 Bronze Testify Chardonnay 2020 Decibel…
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We’ve taken a long look at the old wine club and decided we could do better. Introducing the Bandwagon Subscription, a subscription-based wine club that you can hop on or off whenever you need to. Gone is the rigid structure that sends predetermined wines with a set number of shipments a year. With the Bandwagon,…
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This week we will announce the inaugural winner of the Hawke’s Bay Writing Scholarship. A few folks on the HB Winegrowers’ Board reached out to me back in winter to help develop this as a way to nurture local writing talent. I hopped on the opportunity. This is because I feel strongly that, like in…
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It’s NZ Rosé day this Saturday! Dan talks through this year’s vintage and where you can get this wine to celebrate along with us. Decibel Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2021 Made from Pinot Noir, this wine jumps out of the glass with fresh fruit and floral aromatics and while very soft at first finishes with lots…
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After a year that ended with lots of bottling, including three very new wines (Giunta skin-fermented Viognier, Giunta Riesling, and Giunta Crunchy Red), we are settling into the mid-summer when I begin walking the vineyards. This allows me to see firsthand the possibilities of the 2022 harvest. Not only am I checking for any issues…