Category: New Zealand

• Why I Love New Zealand Wine (and You Should Too)

  

  In the early 1980’s no one outside of New Zealand was drinking NZ wines. Why should they? The world was filled with wines to adore. But then something happened. A single wine, Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, caught the world’s attention. How could an under-rated grape like Sauvignon Blanc be the impetus to the world discovering […]

  Michelle Williams

  May 22, 2017

  Music, New Zealand, Wine

  2015 Catalina Sounds Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand, 2016 Catalina Sounds Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand, 2016 Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand, 2016 Nanny Goat Vineyards Pinot Noir Central Otago New Zealand, Catalina Sounds, Central Otago, Crowded House, Crowded House – Something So Strong, food, Marlborough, music, Nanny Goat Vineyard, New Zealand, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, The Wine Bible, wine, wine review, wine reviews, wine-searcher

• Villa Maria: Crafting Great Wine in Middle Earth

  

  Of all the fictional worlds I cannot image one I would rather experience more than middle earth. Imagine walking through the Shire or over the majestic mountains to reach the large valley that houses Helm’s Deep, trekking through the Fangorn Forest to visit Treebeard or even better the eternally serene beauty of Rivendell. Of course, […]

  Michelle Williams

  November 18, 2015

  Food, Music, New Zealand, Pinot Noir, Villa Maria, Wine, Winetasting

  #NZPinot, Auckland, food, Middle Earth, music, New Zealand, Pinot Noir, sustainability, The Lord of the Rings, Twitter, Villa Maria, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 2013 Cellar Selection, Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough 2014 Pinot Noir, wine, wine tasting

• Whitehaven 2013 Sauvignon Blanc: Orchard in a Bottle

  One of our favorite restaurants is Hillstone in Dallas. The Hillstone Restaurant Group was founded in 1976 by current owner, CEO and Texan George Biel. The Hillstone Restaurant Group has a number of restaurants under various names in multiple cities across the US. The Hillstone name is derived from hillside vineyard in Napa Valley that […]

  Michelle Williams

  June 2, 2014

  Food, Hillstone Restaurant, Music, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc, Sheryl Crow, Uncategorized, Whitehaven, Wine

  All I Wanna Do, Artichokes, Australia, food, music, orchard, restaurant, Sauvignon Blanc, Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crowe, Veggie burger, Whitehaven, wine