Archive for the ‘Tastings’ Category
Glengarry Summer of Riesling tasting February 2015
Posted in Tastings, Wine - Written by Nga Waka on February 17, 2015 - 0 CommentsHere’s what had Raymond Chan has to say about our 2011 Riesling after a tasting hosted by Riesling nut (that’s a good thing) Meredith Parkin at Glengarry, Thorndon Quay, Wellington. Nga Waka Martinborough Riesling Dry 2011 Full, even, lemon hued straw-yellow colour. The bouquet is intense and concentrated with aromas of limes and toast, beginning […]
2012 Riesling Tasting: Alsace and Mosel
Posted in Tastings, Wine - Written by Nga Waka on November 24, 2014 - 0 CommentsLast week our bottle supplier OI hosted their annual Bob Campbell MW tasting. This year we were looking at Alsace and Mosel Rieslings from the 2012 vintage, a low-yielding, generally wet year “saved” by better conditions in the latter part of the season. Variable quality is the norm for wetter seasons with better sites and […]
The Age of Riesling
Posted in Tastings, Wine - Written by Nga Waka on March 17, 2014 - 0 CommentsRaymond Chan – wine industry stalwart, judge, commentator and author of www.raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz has his say on Nga Waka Riesling following a recent vertical tasting. Raymond’s overall assessment and detailed notes are re-printed here with Raymond’s kind permission. Cheers, Roger Parkinson Nga Waka Riesling Vertical Tasting 2011 – 1993 8 March 2014 At a recent Summer […]
OI Chardonnay Tasting with Bob Campbell, 29 July 2010
Posted in Tastings, Wine - Written by Nga Waka on August 6, 2010 - 1 CommentOI hosted, and Bob Campbell MW presented, a 12-wine tasting of Chardonnay from Burgundy, New Zealand, and Australia at The French Bistro, for local winegrowers in Martinborough. My abbreviated notes follow. The tasters were asked to select a preferred wine (*) in each flight and the highest number of preferences decided the issue. Flight One […]
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