Displaying items by tag: Chardonnay

"At the top end, New Zealand Chardonnay has never been better."

From struck match aromas to "vexing" green characters, and from expert palates to crowded marketplaces, the science, viticulture, crafting, and consumer impressions of New Zealand Chardonnay is under the spotlight.

Wine writer Christina Pickard is one of the speakers at the inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium in Te Matau-a-Māui Hawke's Bay in October.

New Zealand Chardonnay has failed to make much of a dent on the export market. A group of Gisborne winemakers want to help change that.

Pip Goodwin has come full circle.

Following hard on the heels of the International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, Gisborne will host the country's first Chardonnay and Sparkling Wine Symposium.

It is no surprise that the first wine released from Sacred Hill's landmark 30th vintage is a chardonnay.

A veritable feast of Gisborne’s finest cultural, historical, gastronomical and of course oenological attributes will be on display at New Zealand’s first Chardonnay and Sparkling Symposium early next year.

“A big rich, opulent Chardonnay,” took top honours at the 2015 Gisborne Regional Wine Awards in May.

The wine industry is a vibrant, ever-changing industry that throws up new challenges with each vintage.