Pegasus Bay - Waipara Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Pegasus Bay - Waipara Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2024Christchurch Associate Professor and Consultant Neurologist, Ivan Donaldson, first became interested in wine in the mid 1970s when Christine, his girlfriend, gave him Hugh Johnsons Wine. Ivan explored the wine regions of Europe and returned home to New Zealand to plant a small vineyard and marry Christine. Ivans winemaking started of as a weekend hobby in his garage in between seeing private patients and shifts at the public hospital. In 1984 the

and a warehouse with all the right conditions to provide the wine bottles their final rest before their release

Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger has embodied this commitment for 40 years

at personal intimate gatherings and during social get-togethers the array of styles are perfect for all occasions

assumed ownership in 1988

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they’ve been protecting and rediscovering key indigenous grapes

The southern Okanagan heft is bound by ample

Using their wine-making techniques

The heating of the wine during the aging process is unique and its origins came about during the era of discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries when the sailing ships passed by the island to pick up fresh water and supplies

to establish a nursery for rootstocks

The resulting product is a non-alcoholic stout that is unmistakably Guinness

sheer opulence