Te Mata
Posted by One Block Wines on 10/04/2018 13:04:50
Ooops, seriously out of practice with a corkscrew but the effort was worth it @temataestatewinery
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Pinot.
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/02/2018 13:44:41
Spending decadent whanau weekend in @hawkesbaywine and kicked it off with an interloper from Martinborough. But so worth it!Spending decadent whanau weekend in @hawkesbaywine and kicked it off with an interloper from Martinborough. But so worth it!Spending decadent whanau weekend in...
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Colour!!
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/02/2018 13:43:24
Colour!! Just one berry but it’s jolly early to see this happening. The last two grey days are a welcome relief. Slow down Pinot Noir. We need flavour!
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You should see my teeth..
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/02/2018 13:41:56
You should see my teeth... You should see my teeth... You should see my teeth... You should see my teeth... You should see my teeth... You should see my teeth...
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Air NZ
Posted by One Block Wines on 06/11/2017 13:49:59
Best coffee garnishes ever! Thanks #airnz
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Happy Tuesday
Posted by One Block Wines on 26/09/2017 08:55:29
Spring is here! Not that you can tell from the wintery look today but
that glorious green bud speaks volumes. Happy Tuesday. X
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Hello Melbourne.....
Posted by One Block Wines on 21/08/2017 08:23:02
Well hello Melbourne, and David Jones food hall in
particular. I love these sushi rolls. Nom nom nom. No need to shop on an empty
stomach. Now, something sweet...
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Cookie...
Posted by One Block Wines on 15/08/2017 10:43:00
A new month apparently brings a new cookie flavour
@airnz. You better be good, Butterscotch - July's Salted Caramel was frigging
delicious.
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Tasting in the rain...
Posted by One Block Wines on 10/08/2017 09:55:48
Tasting PG barrels in the rain - lucky there are only
five of them and lucky this rain coat has a hood and lucky there are only four
more weeks of official winter. I'm over it.
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Isabele Estate, Burleigh Pies
Posted by One Block Wines on 09/08/2017 15:48:48
Perfect timing to be at the winery. Find the perfect
Marlborough wine to match the perfect Burleigh pie. Hmmm.
@isabeleestate
@burleighpies
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Bogle...
Posted by One Block Wines on 02/06/2017 08:12:27
This wine is total old school deliciousness, won't be needing that cork again. Go California Chardonnay This wine is total old school deliciousness, won't be needing that cork again. Go California Chardonnay This wine is total old school deliciousness, won't be needing that cork again. Go...
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Gibbston
Posted by One Block Wines on 09/03/2017 12:45:36
Beautiful morn here in Gibbston. Looking forward
to a taste of things to come. Literally..
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Colour....
Posted by One Block Wines on 15/02/2017 13:30:13
All that colour! It's veraison for Marlborough
Pinot so it's official, we have actually had some warmth. Nice
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Bargain..
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/01/2017 18:15:14
Gosh, what a bargain! Just smile at those savings, you big spenders out there. That's, like, 3 cases of One Block Wines!
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Ralphs. Burgers!
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/01/2017 18:13:28
The kids are away. Cheese burger. Check. Chicken burger. Check. Curly fries. Coke all round. Yum.
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Yum Char and Tennis...
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/01/2017 18:12:28
It's here!! Yum char for dinner. All that's left to finish off the best night ever is Fed and me on the couch.
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Cable Bay Waiheke
Posted by One Block Wines on 10/01/2017 09:06:14
Beautiful day here...........
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Fish. Chips. Beach. Summer...
Posted by One Block Wines on 10/01/2017 09:05:12
Westshore fish on the sea shore on a balmy 26C Hawkes Bay evening. Hmmmmm.
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Mr D's Napier..
Posted by One Block Wines on 10/01/2017 09:03:56
Just arrived in Napier and first port of call is donuts at Mister Ds. Napier done. Tick
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New vintage
Posted by One Block Wines on 14/08/2016 20:56:11
Here she is...our new vintage baby. Isn't she beautiful. X
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OBW 2016 Blind River Sauvignon Blanc
Posted by One Block Wines on 14/08/2016 20:53:54
OBW 2016 Blind River Sauvignon Blanc. Five days in bottle. Cheers to a fantastic year! X
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99 Pinot G's.....
Posted by One Block Wines on 11/08/2016 12:23:15
99 Pinot G's on the wall, 99 Pinot G's.... What better way to spend a wet Saturday?? X
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chilly Gibbston.
Posted by One Block Wines on 11/08/2016 12:21:38
Brrrrrr a chilly mid-morning in Gibbston. Hopefully Cromwell is a bit warmer. Beautifully clear day for a ski
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Central Otago Vines, Vintage 2016
Posted by One Block Wines on 18/05/2016 21:14:06
Serenity!
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Vintage 2016 CO
Posted by One Block Wines on 18/05/2016 21:13:03
Fining and Blending 2016 Syrah.... and another, and another...!
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Central Otago Trip...
Posted by One Block Wines on 08/10/2015 16:40:02
Sitting on this homeward-bound flight in my day-old
undies and sipping on a cup'o'tea I can finally relax and reflect fondly on my
Central Otago shenanigans. This was not possible at 9am yesterday, clutching my
triple-lined sick bag with my head between my knees as we went round for a
second...
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Spring has sprung 2015-16
Posted by One Block Wines on 22/09/2015 23:07:15
Mid Winter
Posted by One Block Wines on 27/07/2015 12:58:55
Mid-Winter shots of dormant vines and fully
alive excellent skiing conditions
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Happy Sauvy Blanc Day
Posted by One Block Wines on 28/04/2015 09:44:57
Sweaty
Boxhedge, grass too.
Passion
fruit, herb and seabeeze
Happy*
drinking to you.
(*Happy
and responsible)
Happy
Sauvy Blanc Day to you.
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Vintage 2015 Update
Posted by One Block Wines on 07/04/2015 09:24:45
Greetings from the sky above...um...Kaikoura maybe? Have
just left CO and flying to Blen via Wellington. It feels so mean to fly past my
destination then have to catch another plane back there. Anyway that's just how
it is. As is having my cornflakes and peppermint tea by myself on Easter...
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Air NZ
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/03/2015 12:28:42
Go the new Koru Regional Lounge at Akl Airport! Just opened and there are no seats left this morning. X
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Dashwood
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/03/2015 12:26:52
Lower Dashwood. Frig it's hot and dry. Here's my home on the Rang(ie) shot. X
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Cricket!!
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/03/2015 12:25:33
Hmmm beeeeeer. Gotta have a Tui at the cricket. Well maybe just a half. Go the Black Caps!
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Central
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/03/2015 12:23:51
A layer of vineyard, a layer of hillside, another layer of vineyard and a layer of mountain topped by brilliant sky
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16 Tun Wynyard Quarter
Posted by One Block Wines on 21/11/2014 14:32:31
Feeling thirsty after work and this weekend? Pop down to
16 Tun, the new craft bar on Jellicose st, Wynyard quarter, Auckland, below the
ASB HQ. Now stocking and pouring One Block Wine Pinot Gris! Get into it people!
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Friday Tastings # 2...
Posted by One Block Wines on 13/11/2014 13:07:37
And well Friday just gets better and better. X
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Friday Tastings..
Posted by One Block Wines on 13/11/2014 13:05:20
What's there not to love about Friday tastings? X
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Somerset
Posted by One Block Wines on 13/11/2014 13:03:40
Go Somerset! Proud stockists of One Block Wines and fabulously amazing. This from Kia Ora mag. Also in latest Cuisine
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Movember....
Posted by One Block Wines on 13/11/2014 13:00:49
Yum Cha squid legs' # Movember celebration
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Late Frosts... Beautiful Day...
Posted by One Block Wines on 30/10/2014 12:21:57
Hey all you fabulous people. Crazy spring weather
producing these beautiful CO days after dropping snow overnight and a cruel
-2 degrees in the early hours keeping growers up and frost fighting till 9am.
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Ch Mouton..
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/10/2014 21:17:08
A window display
of Ch Mouton magnums from 1957 onwards. In HK. Apparently the '83 is very
pleasant...
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Nice
Posted by One Block Wines on 05/09/2014 13:39:27
Rough day at the office for someone..
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Central Otago..
Posted by One Block Wines on 05/09/2014 09:16:05
Hello beautiful, bleak, rugged, weary, dramatic Central
Otago. Oh if I was a poet or a painter how I would love you for your
money-making vista. Sigh. Pruning is nearly at an end and just in time given
the relatively mild winter. It still feels like we should get a brief return to
winter...
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Dormant Pinot Noir vines in Gibbston...
Posted by One Block Wines on 03/07/2014 13:33:04
Shhhhh, Sleeping....!
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Another glorious Gibston Pic
Posted by One Block Wines on 02/07/2014 09:28:31
A coolly glorious morning in the Gibbston Valley.
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Gibston Valley
Posted by One Block Wines on 02/07/2014 09:24:54
A chilly morning in the Gibbston Valley, 1 degree and the
promise of snow in the air. The weather is meant to close in tonight and with
school holidays starting this weekend the snow will be welcomed by many
families heading South. Let's hope the over-18's manage to sink some funds in
to our...
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Piano....
Posted by One Block Wines on 06/05/2014 13:52:16
More layover photos of Queenstown... Stunning. Yes that is a
Piano being played down on the lakefront..
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QT Stranded...
Posted by One Block Wines on 06/05/2014 13:50:54
Well I guess there are worse places to be stranded after missing a plane. So yes, missed flight from QT and will spend the night here.
This really
is a place fit for a king. Well a future one anyway. The temperature dropped
pretty rapidly once the sun went down but for the sake of...
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Crown Ranges....
Posted by One Block Wines on 06/05/2014 13:48:30
Good morning from the chilly crown ranges. Roll on the
Ski season.
Just need to finish harvesting!!
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Late Sushi Lunch....
Posted by One Block Wines on 09/04/2014 20:53:32
Stopped for a late (5.30pm) lunch on the side of the road
with my salmon sushi box and once I cleared the rabbit poop from a nice flat
rock (they obviously enjoy the view from here too) it's a lovely wee
(heehee) spot. It was a very cool start to the day this
morning and is cooling off now...
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Marlborough Update...
Posted by One Block Wines on 16/03/2014 14:30:53
Hey there,
An unusually overcast and almost gloomy day in
Marlborough yesterday but this almost enhances the colour contrasts here,
overlooking a Pinot vineyard in the lower Dashwood and north to the Wither
Hills.
Things were racing ahead this season with warm weather
bringing on early...
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Cromwell Bridge
Posted by One Block Wines on 16/03/2014 14:22:04
Photo is of Cromwell and Deadman’s Point
from the Alex highway.
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Cromwell
Posted by One Block Wines on 16/03/2014 14:19:10
Hey there,
Had this for brekkie and by crikey it was
delicious.
I had to wait for the Cromwell Bakery baker
to finish the last layer of chocolate on
my Cromwell Bakery Cromnut (hmmm) before tucking in to it in the early morning
light down at the Lake Dunstan Boat Club.
There I...
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Central Otago
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/02/2014 20:29:00
Hey All,
Just flying back from a great day in CO today when the Captain kindly pointed out the top of Mt Cook out the window so now you can see it too. He's a bit desperate for viewable icons with loads of cloud and some rain in the South (I think they might have to flag a minimum of two per...
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Clutha River
Posted by One Block Wines on 23/01/2014 08:15:45
Hi there,
After a balmy 30 degree day spent walking vineyards with
a piece of refill paper tucked under my hat to keep the gamma rays off the back
of my neck it was just too tempting to pull over and take a photo of the tranquil
Clutha River. I love those long evenings in Central where...
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BRAVO Tauranga
Posted by One Block Wines on 25/11/2013 22:29:51
Delighted
to post that our One Block Wines Waihopai Savignion Blanc 2013, Blind River
Marlborough Pinot Gris 2012, the Spring Creek Marlborough Riesling 2012 are now
available at BRAVO Restaurant / Café in Red Square in Tauranga. Many
thanks to Jeni and Ryan the new...
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View....
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/11/2013 17:54:33
The view out of the window of a 200 year old Cobb cottage
at the Morton vineyard up Marama Road in the Awatere yesterday. I hadn't been
that far up this road before (it's a loooong story) and was so surprised to
find so many vines planted up there. The vineyard manager was a bit surprised
to...
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Warehouse worker..
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/11/2013 17:53:09
Here is our latest warehouse worker helping out with some
One Block Wines orders last Saturday. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Might as well teach them that nice and early!
X
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New World Vic Park...
Posted by One Block Wines on 09/11/2013 14:45:32
On
Saturday's trip to New World Vic Park, one of the many
far-more-frequent-than-act
ually-required
trips thanks to the mini collectibles promo, I snapped two of our babes on the
shelf. Here's the Sauv Blanc. What a proud moment it was. X
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Surry Hills...
Posted by One Block Wines on 10/10/2013 13:23:50
Took this photo last Friday night in Surry Hills, Sydney. A big queue of hip young things on the pavement outside a bar. Nothing unusual. Except that they are queuing for gelato. Masses of people waiting for an icecream. Then standing on the street eating it. I love it!
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Pinot Gris Trophy.
Posted by One Block Wines on 07/10/2013 12:14:22
Jo has just Won the Trophy for Champion Pinot Gris
at the NZ International Wine Show with her Freeland 2013 CO Pinot Gris.
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Weather....
Posted by One Block Wines on 25/09/2013 13:52:12
This photo might be a bit dark....it's a crazy-light
early evening in Blenheim where the temperature feels like it might just snow
at any moment but there is a freakish light on the Whither Hills highlighting
the green. It's beautiful. Apologies that the photo does not do justice to the...
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Sydney...
Posted by One Block Wines on 04/09/2013 08:30:37
Had a cracker overnighter in Sydney last week.
Did a tasting with Tyson Stelzer and Andrew Caillard MW (how cool is that?!)
then to Movida for a quick half dozen tapas (it’s just opened in Surry Hills)
and on to a private screening of Andrew’s fantastic movie Red Obsession (...
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Central Otago
Posted by One Block Wines on 18/08/2013 21:14:29
A
stunning few days down in Central Otago. Incredible winter days... Checking on
the OBW 2013 CO Mondillo Riesling due for release very soon. Looking good. As
dramatic as the landscape? Let’s hope so!
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Jo
Posted by One Block Wines on 31/07/2013 17:21:51
Our talented winemaker Jo relaxing with a glass after a
frenetic 2013 vintage. The fruits of which will be available soon. 2013 OBW Sav
Blanc and Riesling now bottled.... Pinot Gris next week.
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Brrrrr.....enheim....
Posted by One Block Wines on 11/07/2013 19:07:25
A gloomy grey day in the Waihopai reaching a
high of 7C but still things manage to look beautiful. Or dramatic maybe. Pruned
vines waiting in dormancy for some spring heat. Hmmm...aren't we all!
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HB to QT.....
Posted by One Block Wines on 04/07/2013 10:42:31
36hours in Blenheim saw enough acid for a lifetime of
enamel decay but the intensity of flavour was worth it. We were picked out
before the rains came (I know, everyone says that) and the heat during the
early part of the season has helped with flavour concentration and
balance. We are...
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Marlborough Landscape...
Posted by One Block Wines on 04/05/2013 16:22:30
A spectacular Marlborough afternoon... Vintage 2013 looking sharp! Keep you
posted on how the wines progress !
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Listing at New World Victoria Park
Posted by One Block Wines on 04/05/2013 16:16:07
We are very pleased to announce our One
Block Wines 2012 Blind River Pinot Gris, One Block Wines 2012 Waihopai
Sauvignon Blanc and our new 2012 One Block Wines Spring Creek Riesling are now in
stock at Victoria Park New World, Freemans Bay, Auckland....
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Tasting.....
Posted by One Block Wines on 02/05/2013 22:30:48
Just finished three hour tasting at New World Vic Park. I can't believe how hard it was to convince shoppers to try wine for free. And my feet hurt. Jas told me to wear practical shoes, and after wearing only workboots for a month, I should have known better but sore feet it is. That store...
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Hoops...
Posted by One Block Wines on 16/04/2013 19:31:29
Thought you might like to see how the winery crew in Central
Otago let off steam...
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Juice...
Posted by One Block Wines on 11/04/2013 06:50:29
My cup is full and runneth over...or rather my juice
receival bin of Waihopai Sauvignon Blanc juice is chock to the brim and
frigging close to running over. Please check that the tank lid is off, the
valve is open and the pump is primed. Ah the romance of wine.
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THIS is the best seat in town...
Posted by One Block Wines on 09/04/2013 19:07:59
After
a long day traipsing Marlborough vineyards, checking spray diaries, tasting
high-acid grapes and eating quickeze to settle the puku, monitoring ferments
and negotiating harvest windows and trucking times THIS is the best seat in
town. Truly glorious. Actually I am too scared to...
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Frost protection in Central Otago...
Posted by One Block Wines on 26/03/2013 11:18:55
Frost protection in Central Otago.... Kiwi ingenuity and a
whole lotta love for a beautiful vineyard.
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Another Trophy Award for Jo!
Posted by One Block Wines on 18/03/2013 14:38:29
We are incredibly thrilled to announce Jo has won the trophy
for the top Riesling at the Royal Easter
Show 2013 in Auckland on Saturday night. For her 2012 Crosse Riesling. This is on the back of her 1st place Trophy at
the 2012 Air NZ Wine Awards for her Aspiring Flats...
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Degustation and Opera Night at Toto's
Posted by One Block Wines on 13/03/2013 22:05:41
Dinner
out last Saturday to the 6 x course degustation and Opera Night at Toto's.
It was such a lovely evening. Two unamplified sopranos singing with
heart and soul amidst plate upon plate of delissimo goodies. From the
thinnest beef Carpaccio to a single handmade...
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One Block Wines V12 Riesling coming soon....
Posted by One Block Wines on 17/02/2013 21:31:31
After
much fluffing we are bottling the long-awaited One Block Wines V12 Riesling at
the end of this month. It’s been such a process and a big part has been
procrastination on my part as I wait for the much-lauded Riesling revival that,
believe it or not, hasn’t yet arrived. ...
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Firstline, TV3
Posted by One Block Wines on 03/02/2013 16:59:56
Jo on ‘Firstline’ on TV3 this morning discussing the 2013 wine vintage with Rachel Smalley.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Hot-summer-bears-fruit-for-wine-industry/tabid/372/articleID/285501/Default.aspx
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Somerset Cottage Restaurant, Bethlehem
Posted by One Block Wines on 24/01/2013 20:33:06
Delighted
to post that our One Block Wines Blind River Marlborough Pinot Gris 2012 and
Hawkesbury Marlborough Riesling 2011 are now available at Somerset Cottage
restaurant in Bethlehem, Tauranga. By the glass, Lyonnaise
carafe and by the bottle. We have known Anne...
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Blenheim Airport
Posted by One Block Wines on 20/01/2013 11:17:09
A beautiful still morning for flying. I hope that pilot
agrees. Off to CO for the day for a quick vineyard visit and with any luck we
will have a OBW PIN from vintage 13. Well, a lot of luck really!
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Not a bad view from the office....
Posted by One Block Wines on 18/01/2013 08:12:25
Grape vines. Check. Sauvignon Blanc. Check. Dam.
Check. Spectacular view. Check. Dog.
Check. Loving it!
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Pinot Blending...
Posted by One Block Wines on 17/01/2013 08:05:58
Just finished Pinot blending for my day job. My teeth
look like that front barrel. Hmmm. Wines look great. Concentrated and
structured. That's what happens when we only crop at three-quarter
yields. Packing quite a punch!
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Real Fruit Ice Cream...
Posted by One Block Wines on 08/01/2013 08:36:25
It's real fruit ice cream now. It'll be real grape wine
(one block of course) in ten years.
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Christmas Pudding update...
Posted by One Block Wines on 07/01/2013 14:09:04
Ta da!! Heston would be proud. It looks a little
dodgy (hmmmm) but it tasted delicious. Finished off the last quarter glass of
Homage 09 with it and while not a classic GWT-with-Thai match both were pretty
yum
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Christmas Pudding...
Posted by One Block Wines on 07/01/2013 11:03:20
Ok Heston. Here we go. Steam 3hrs or microwave 6mins at
full power. Lucky we are on holiday. Steam it is. I'll report back at about
9.30. X
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Central Otago
Posted by One Block Wines on 18/12/2012 12:24:28
The Pinot noir is flowering too! Am at the Aurora vineyard in
Bendigo, Central Otago. A warm and a
gentle nor'wester. I can hear the flowers popping. Glorious!
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On route
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/12/2012 13:05:37
Dan Carter is sitting across the aisle from me. If that isn't worth broadcasting then I hang up my typing finger.
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Summer is coming!
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/12/2012 13:01:22
Saw my first Sauvignon Blanc flower yesterday. In C block at Mt Base
vineyard in the Waihopai. It's a bit later than usual but the super warm
weather forecast for the rest of this week should catch things up. Bring on
those grapes!!
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Galbraith's Alehouse
Posted by One Block Wines on 12/12/2012 12:41:16
One Block Wines Waihopai Sauvignon Blanc is now available by the glass at Galbraith's Alehouse, 2 Mt Eden Rd, Grafton, Auckland.
http://www.alehouse.co.nz/
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