Cabernet, Merlot & Blends
Various Suppliers

WINENZ MAGAZINE
Team Choice Bordeaux Blend!
This January, we feature the wines from WineNZ Magazine's latest tasting of Bordeaux Blend Reds; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and others.
The Team Choice wines include examples from Mission Estate, Moana Park and Schubert Wines.
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The Benchmark of New Zealand Varietal Winemaking
Montana Classics Pernod Ricard
ALLIED LIQUOR PROMOTION
Montana produced the original Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc - and are as excited today with the 2009 wine as they were with the first one in 1979.
Montana’s classic range of wines is still considered the benchmark of New Zealand varietal winemaking. The wines are crafted with minimum intervention to be the purest expression of the unique flavour characteristics that key grape varieties achieve in New Zealand.
On-Premise licensees can enjoy great special prices on Montana Classics during January, when ordering with Allied Liquor through Wine Trade Online!
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WineNZ Magazine's Team Choice Aromatics
Riesling, Gewurz and Viognier Various Suppliers

WINENZ MAGAZINE
Team Choice Aromatics!
This January, we feature the wines from WineNZ Magazine's latest tasting of Aromatic Whites; Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Viognier.
The Team Choice wines include examples from Cypress, Johanneshof, Lawson's Dry Hills, Marble Point, Rockburn and Waimea Estate.
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Allied Liquor's January On-Premise Promos
On-Premise Trade Specials Allied Liquor
ALLIED LIQUOR PROMOTION!
Allied Liquor have heaps of great trade specials for On-Premise licence holders this January.
Check out their deals on Corban's White Label, Stoneleigh, Jacob's Creek, Montana Classics, Absolut Vodka, Malibu Rum and Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
On-Premise Licensees can order directly from Allied Liquor via Wine Trade Online. Just enter your username and password to see On-Premise trade pricing.
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New Zealand 'Could Lose Top Slot'
(February 2010)
The premium position of New Zealand's industry is 'as fragile as Pinot Noir', Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts told this week's Pinot Noir 2010 conference ...
Source: decanter.com
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Don't Flood UK with Cheap Pinot, UK Critic Warns
(February 2010)
A leading British wine critic has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs....
Source: New Zealand Herald
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Bauer Up for Wine Oscar
(January 2010)
Next week, when the fourth biennial pinot noir conference convenes in Wellington, Rudi will be in the spotlight again – this time as the first New Zealand winemaker ever to be nominated for the prestigious international Der Feinschmecker Wine Awards' ...
Source: Southland Times
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An Education in Wine
(January 2010)
Whatever your level of knowledge, if you're interested in learning more, a course can help heighten your appreciation of wine, fill in gaps in your knowledge, sharpen your tastebuds and make you a more confident wine consumer....
Source: New Zealand Herald
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Sauvignon Savvy
(January 2010)
In a couple of months' time suppers of sauvignon blanc will largely have forgotten about the 2009 vintage and will be getting all excited about the wines from 2010 which will, within another couple of months, start appearing on the market. ...
Source: Stuff
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Pinot Noir: Kiwi Industry's Dark Starlet
(January 2010)
She is a robust dame, fast becoming a Kiwi superstar, with roots in all corners of the country, and next week she will be the toast of more than 12,000 glasses in Wellington. ...
Source: Stuff
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Four Rare Falcons Electrocuted
(January 2010)
At least four rare falcons, bred as part of a conservation programme on the Wairau Plains, have been electrocuted in the past six months after colliding with live electrical transformers. ...
Source: Marlborough Express
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Contract Growers Hold Off Signing Contracts
(January 2010)
Some contract grape growers are holding off signing contracts due to prices they describe as "pathetic" being offered by wineries this year. ...
Source: Marlborough Express
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Sweet Smell of Success
(January 2010)
In the latest (2009) edition of his indispensable Buyer's Guide to New Zealand Wines, Michael Cooper notes the: our sweet white wines (often called dessert wines) are hardly taking the world by storm, accounting for only 0.03 per cent of our wine exports....
Source: The Southland Times
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The Year in Wine
(January 2010)
Marlborough sauvignon blanc in bottle turned 30, wine exports hit the $1 billion mark, 58 new wineries opened their doors and 2000 new hectares of vines started producing wine. Looking back on the year 2009 in New Zealand wine there were plenty of triumph...
Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Gordon Ramsay Loses Michelin Star as 2010 Guide Results Announced
(January 2010)
Gordon Ramsay at Claridges has lost its Michelin star. The loss of a Michelin star for his Claridges restaurant will prove another blow for Gordon Ramsay in what has been a turbulent year, though the celebrity chef retains three stars at his eponymous...
Source: Decanter Magazine
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Jancis Robinson, Michael Broadbent and Hugh Johnson to Feature in Charity Pantomime Vinderella
(January 2010)
he cast of Vinderella has been assembled from figures across the drinks industry, and is set to include Anna Noble of Phipps PR as Vinderella, Venla Freeman from the Wine Institute of California as Bouchon, and wine writer Charles Metcalfe as ...
Source: Decanter Magazine
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