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Many of you are probably familiar with our absolute love for the wines of the United States of America. From the west to the east coast, we love them, we share them, and we sell them. In the years to come we hope to expand our range even further with more wines from more producers to really showcase the breadth of excellence in the most exciting new-world wine-producing country. For now, we wanted to highlight the extraordinary story of Forge Cellars. Forge Cellars is the child of three fantastic men. Louis Barroul is at the forefront and the leading winemaker...

I have always thought that this quote from the ever-pioneering Nancy Reagen is a great one. I am a massive patron of traveling and meeting new people, investigating new places, and trying out new experiences. Life is a finite amount of time and I worry that enough people don't realise this as they continue to put things off till later on.  Though, I shall leave my rant about the importances of traveling there. Today, I wanted to highlight the importance of traveling the wine world via your glass. All too often I meet people that drink nothing but a certain grape. The most...

All too often do people in NZ dismiss California (or all of the USA) when it comes to wine. I have never really understood this phenomena. Is it Trump? Is is jealousy? Is it lack of education? Had they tried an awful wine in the past and are just now assuming that all wines from there are terrible? I am not sure but my money is on the last one (and recently the first...). I have found this time immemorial in New Zealand, which is a real shame because in my opinion, which is a fairly informed one, the USA...

There simply isn't anyone out there who can honestly say that they don't like a good Pinot Noir, and those that think they can are clearly not drinking the good stuff. Pinot Noir at its best is supple, rich, delicate, fruity, layered and complex all at once. When a winemaker has triumphed in producing a purely perfect Pinot Noir it is enough ammunition to make strong men cry - trust me I've seen it happen!We are all familiar with the pure aromatics that Pinot Noir can hold. Cherries, strawberries, raspberries, red plums....the list goes on to include a plethora of spices,...