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Brixton and Malbec?
A dive into New World Malbec… Every wine lover knows about Argentinian Malbec, so when the New World started tackling this South American grape, it

New Zealand Sauvignon VS Chardonnay
Dive into two of the most talked about white grape varietals… So, I guess it’s time to bring out the white wines right? The weather

Wine: Because adults deserve a treasure hunt too.
Wine and chocolate pairings and The Laundry’s LAST overnighter experience. Welcome back to a new blog! Somehow we’re halfway through March and one step closer

12 months in wine lockdown
Melanie Brown talks about how she got through the past year As we are mere moments away from reaching the 12 month milestone since we

Pancakes + Wine = Gimme Gimme
Specialist Cellars HQ celebrate Pancake Day the only way they know how: with wine and pancake recipes! Happy Pancake Day! One of our favourite times

Valentines Day 2021
Vday lockdown style. Our plan to get us through this week. Well, isn’t this a tad depressing? But it doesn’t need to be! We have

Black Estate Live Tasting
As you all know, North Canterbury is a place close to our hearts. Our founder and bad ass Kiwi boss – Melanie Brown – spent

Tryjanuary – Our hit-list
Exclusive interviews with New World Producers about what being Vegan means for them. Well what a start to the year! We came into 2021 with

Our Christmas Gift Guide
We know Christmas this year is going to be a bit crazy and unknown, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate with a banging bottle

A seat at the table
Where to begin… Our fierce Kiwi Leader, Mel Brown, gave me this DVD. I was full of excitement and nerves to watch the next 101

Let’s talk organics
What is organic wine? This word seems to have been thrown around like there’s no tomorrow, but let’s strip back the faff and get into

The South African Wine Industry
The South African Wine Industry is in Crisis Hey New World Wine Warriors, we’re back at it with another blog – aren’t we on a