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Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 5

Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 5

We have had an incredible month of welcoming visitors from all corners of the globe (a number of you who subscribe to this journal) following the thought-provoking Pinot Noir New...

Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 5

We have had an incredible month of welcoming visitors from all corners of the globe (a number of you who subscribe to this journal) following the thought-provoking Pinot Noir New...

It's Chardonnay time - Harvest Diary

It's Chardonnay time - Harvest Diary

28 February, 2025   Normally that comes around any time after noon, could be any day of the week and is certainly something to look forward to. In this context,...

It's Chardonnay time - Harvest Diary

28 February, 2025   Normally that comes around any time after noon, could be any day of the week and is certainly something to look forward to. In this context,...

Wine is having an awkward time

Wine is having an awkward time

Like all forms of alcohol right now, wine is having an awkward time, challenged by neo-prohibitionists, scientists and policy makers as being bad for you and not favoured by the...

Wine is having an awkward time

Like all forms of alcohol right now, wine is having an awkward time, challenged by neo-prohibitionists, scientists and policy makers as being bad for you and not favoured by the...

Time for a new conversation

Time for a new conversation

As we prepare to release our 2024 Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Orange, I always reflect on its origins as New Zealand’s pioneering “natural wine” when first made by Mike Weersing...

Time for a new conversation

As we prepare to release our 2024 Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Orange, I always reflect on its origins as New Zealand’s pioneering “natural wine” when first made by Mike Weersing...

“Is Albariño the Next Great White Wine? It Depends.”

“Is Albariño the Next Great White Wine? It Depe...

Eric Asimov, The New York Times Aug.10, 2023 Whatever way you look at it, Albariño is white wine’s mysterious wild child! Myths and legends about its origin stretch from Germany...

“Is Albariño the Next Great White Wine? It Depe...

Eric Asimov, The New York Times Aug.10, 2023 Whatever way you look at it, Albariño is white wine’s mysterious wild child! Myths and legends about its origin stretch from Germany...

Deep Roots - reflecting on V23 with Daren Clark

Deep Roots - reflecting on V23 with Daren Clark

When Daren Clark joined Pyramid Valley for the 2023 vintage as part of The Roots Fund scholarship, it wasn’t just about making wine – it was about deepening his understanding...

Deep Roots - reflecting on V23 with Daren Clark

When Daren Clark joined Pyramid Valley for the 2023 vintage as part of The Roots Fund scholarship, it wasn’t just about making wine – it was about deepening his understanding...