Weekend wine with Blake Creedon

THERE was an embarrassment of riches at the annual New Zealand wine fair last week.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012 - 00:00

Because of the sheer volume of wines worth looking out for, I’ve started with the whites and will follow up with reds, plus one astounding surprise dessert wine, next week.

Today’s highlights are complemented by a further few dozen on my blog at blakecreedon.wordpress.com.

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