By Rob Pickard
As one of the leading names in New Zealand winemaking, most wine fans have tried the delights of the Wither Hills stable, with fine examples of Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay on offer here in the UK. With Bibendum’s Just Add…Bibendum tasting taking place last week, …
By Rob Pickard
At B Times we love to hear about green initiatives that are taking place in the vineyards and wineries around the world, and are big fans of sustainability and environmental practices in wine. Recent posts have highlighted green initiatives in South Africa at Graham Beck Wines and SAAM, water management at Mitchelton in Victoria and …
By Rob Pickard
It’s arrived a bit too late to challenge The King’s Speech at the Oscars, but here’s the latest promo video from the team at Wither Hills. A must watch if you are planning a Sauvignon Blanc-themed wedding Down Under any time soon. It stars the Bruce Willis action hero de nos jours, Ben Glover. Watch him ride a chopper over …
By Ben Glover, Wither Hills Chief Winemaker
Rex, Craig & Dwayne, the Wither Hills gardening team, have got the vineyards looking sublime this season. A mild winter and an almost frost free spring had the vines away to a great start. Regular rains throughout the early summer, along with warm days and little wind, led to large healthy canopies and predictions …
If you have been too busy working how out to sew together your pigeon in a pheasant in a duck in a chicken in a turkey multi-bird roast to think about what to serve alongside it, all is not lost…
By Dan Coward, http://spitbuckets.wordpress.com/
How can this edition of 30 Days be dominated by anything other than a sensational 2 day visit to Wither Hills and the beautiful Marlborough region? And to top it off, a quick stop in Wellington to see ex-Bibendumite Vince Labat and family.
The sun beat down as we set off around the vineyards with chief winemaker Ben Glover. I …
It isn’t just the winemakers who are getting excited about the vintage. It’s New Zealand’s elite rugby players too. On Monday, three of the touring All Blacks squad descended on Primrose Hill for some pre-Twickenham fun and games and Sam Patten of Lion Nathan collared flanker Daniel Braid to give us his assessment of the 2010 Wither Hills Sauvignon…
By Ben Glover, Wither Hills Chief Winemaker
What a vintage to kick the new decade off with! After a superbly structured 2009 vintage the 2010 outperformed its predecessor “100 to 1”. However it didn’t appear promising to begin with; leading into December’s bunch closure we were worried if we were going to be able to ripen what was on the vine at all.
This time around the concern …
By Dan Coward
They say that a day is a long time in politics. Well imagine thirty long days of politics and you’ll get an idea of how ready Australia has been to vote in the general election. Not just because people want to do their democratic duty, but also so that we are spared any more negative political advertising. Both of the major parties have been …
This time last year, I was lucky enough to join in a vertical tasting of Wither Hills Pinot Noir, from its debut vintage in 2007 right up to the then just-released 2007. It was fascinating to see how the style of the wine has changed over the years. Obviously, vintage variation has a big part to play but it was clear that …
