Over the last few months I have tried a fair few Marlborough Pinot Noir most of them have been excellent. In this episode I extol the virtues of Marlborough Pinot Noir and why should at least try it I think it will surprise you.

Timestamps

0:00-2:31 Intro

3:29-25:38 the virtues of Marlborough Pinot Noir

26:36- finish Wine of the Week what’s coming up

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Ever wanted to know how to describe the colour of wine? If you are starting to analyse your wine the colour / appearance can give you so much information to support and enhance what you smell and taste. Understanding colour is the first step in wine analysis.

Timestamps

0:00-2:29 Intro

3:27-28.58 all things colour and appearance

29.56- finish Wine of the Week what’s coming up

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I walk you through all things Touriga Nacional from table wine to Port.

Timestamps

0:00-2:28 Intro

3:26-11:57 the ins and outs of Touriga

11:57-16.29 fortified Touriga

17.26-finish Wine of the Week what’s coming up

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How do you know if a wine is light in body or full-bodied, we go through this and it may surprise you as to how you measure this.

I walk you through all things Pinotage a quirky little wine that has a special place with me.

Timestamps

0:00-2:23 Intro

3:20-9:51 my relationship with Pinotage

9:51-20:44 all things Pinotage

21:42-finish Wine of the Week what’s coming up

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Everything that goes into what makes a smooth wine from production and post production with everything in between.

Timestamps

0:00-2:07 Intro

3:04-21:38 What can be done during production to make a smooth wine

21:38-36:30 Post production factors to choosing a smooth wine

37:28-finish Wine of the Week what’s coming up

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For Podcasthon our special guest is Mark Unwin Chair of Socially Good Enterprises the organisation that looks after Borough Wines. Borough wines is a wine brand designed to give all profits to the Graeme Dingle Foundation. We discuss all things Borough wines and the Graeme Dingle Foundation and even a couple stories from Mark.

To purchase Borough Wines:

Borough Winesboroughwine.co.nzhttps://boroughwine.co.nz

To donate to Graeme Dingle Foundation:

Graeme Dingle Foundation: HomeGraeme Dingle Foundationhttps://dinglefoundation.org.nz

Timestamps

0:00-2:30 Intro

3:27-10:15 How Borough wines started and the Graeme Dingle foundation

10:15-24:20 Borough wines place in the market and its future

24:2- 37:00How Mark got involved and memorable wine stories

37:12-Borough Wines review

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A couple of weeks ago I caught up with Adam Balasolou head of sales and marketing for Nautilus Estate. We tasted through a few of their wines and this is my thoughts.If you enjoy this episode let me know and I will do more like this. Enjoy.

Timestamps

0:00-4:34 Intro

5:30-16:00 the whites

16:00- finish Wine of the week and upcoming weeks teaser.

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