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New Zealand has six regions whose names (appellations) appear on pinot noir wine labels. This article proposes there are another eighteen sub-regions/appellations within the original six that could/should appear on the labels. And that there will be...

The calendar is in our favour this year as Canada’s 149th birthday fell on Friday, giving us three days to reflect on our home and native land. What better way to mark the national birthday than with some outstanding Canadian wines.  While a small international...

Yarra Yering by Matthew Strachan There’s a joke Australians like to make about their wines: we drink the best and export the rest. While this bravado is often for the benefit of tourists (indeed, Australia exports 60% of their wine), those who...

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller and Stephen Henschke, Henschke, Australia, at the 2nd International Riesling Symposium, Rheingau, Germany The 2nd International Riesling Symposium took place on May 26 and 27, 2014, at Schloss Rheinhartshausen in the...

Bottles of Israeli wine. Photo: wiki commons. With the Gregorian year of 2015 closing in 24 hours or so, it’s time for the best wines of the year. In keeping with “Yossie’s Corkboard” tradition, in addition to the “best” wines of 2015, I have also included...