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Amisfield Blog: June 2014
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Thursday, June 19, 2014. Thriller in the Chiller – Taking one for the team. Amisfield’s own Hayden Davison aka 'Hayden the Ginger Ninja' will be stepping into the boxing ring when he takes on Aaron Murphy aka 'the Hurricane' at next Saturday’s (28 June 2014) premiere Queenstown event The Mountain Scene Thriller in the Chiller Charity Boxing Event. Meet the Fighter –. What got you interested in signing up? I’m fast and technical and have a good left hook. Food and wine match? After the fight I will ….
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Amisfield Blog: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. Crompton Fine Wine and Tractor Club 2014. And the Crompton Fine Wine and Tractor Club meets again to enjoy fine champagne and Fois Gras. Splendid fun. Thursday, March 13, 2014. Looking back - Harvest 2011. It is funny what you forget then how quickly you remember a certain vintage. We recently had our Vineyard Manager, Andre and Winemaker, Stephanie take a look at their 2011 vintage and wine tasting notes for the Amisfield Pinot Noir. VINTAGE NOTES FROM VINEYARD MANAGER.
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Amisfield Blog: April 2014
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Monday, April 14, 2014. MEDIA RELEASE - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visits Queenstown’s Amisfield Winery and Bistro as part of their official New Zealand tour. AWARD-WINNING AMISFIELD WINERY AND BISTRO DELIVERS MENU ‘FIT FOR ROYALTY’. Some of Amisfield’s signature dishes and newly created canapés were showcased yesterday (Sunday April 13) when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Queenstown’s Amisfield Winery and Bistro as part of their official New Zealand tour. FRESH FIGS, AMISFIELD PANCETTA.
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Amisfield Blog: April 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015. We thought it was apt to share our sauvignon blanc story on Sauvignon Blanc Day 2015 along with some photos that we taken today for this celebration or from our 2015 harvest. Text from our book Amisfield: food, wine and stories from Central Otago, published by Random House New Zealand. Sauvignon blanc harvest 2015. 2015 Sauvignon fume getting squeezed. Hopefully for #SauvBlancDay Ms foudre will start fermenting again. In a good year, and only in particular years when the condition...
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Amisfield Blog: October 2014
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Thursday, October 30, 2014. Spring in the Vineyard. Spring is a fretful time in the vineyard: just as bud burst begins, there is danger of a late frost - in fact, in many ways, the danger of frost on the vineyard is at the start of the season, not the end. A bad frost in spring can can burn the new shoots and knock out a whole row of vines, sometimes more. To combat this, we use the wind machines or helicopters, these draw warmer air down into the vineyard to proctect our precious shoots.
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Amisfield Blog: September 2014
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Thursday, September 18, 2014. Riesling our great white hope for Central Otago. 2011 Lowburn Terrace Riesling. NEW RELEASE: LOWBURN TERRACE RIESLING 2011. RRP: $30 per bottle / Available from our Cellar Door and Online. The 2011 harvest in Central Otago was good for our aromatic whites sitting on the gravelly elevated terraces above our winery. The Harvest was three weeks earlier than usual and full of dramatic weather events. The grapes ripened slowly with nice crisp, clean and bright aromatics. We make ...
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Amisfield Blog: New Pinot Noir block development
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Monday, January 5, 2015. New Pinot Noir block development. The vines are planted, the posts are in, and summer has arrived just in time to nurture our new arrivals. Our new 5ha Pinot Noir planting is the latest addition to the Amisfield vineyard family and is already promising great things. Often challenging for machinery but perfect for Pinot Noir! Caterpillar D9 ripping the paddock. Irrigation infrasturcture going in. Great Pinot Noir in its infancy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Amisfield Blog: Amisfield's sauvignon blanc
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Friday, April 24, 2015. We thought it was apt to share our sauvignon blanc story on Sauvignon Blanc Day 2015 along with some photos that we taken today for this celebration or from our 2015 harvest. Text from our book Amisfield: food, wine and stories from Central Otago, published by Random House New Zealand. Sauvignon blanc harvest 2015. 2015 Sauvignon fume getting squeezed. Hopefully for #SauvBlancDay Ms foudre will start fermenting again. In a good year, and only in particular years when the condition...
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Amisfield Blog: Spring in the Vineyard
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Thursday, October 30, 2014. Spring in the Vineyard. Spring is a fretful time in the vineyard: just as bud burst begins, there is danger of a late frost - in fact, in many ways, the danger of frost on the vineyard is at the start of the season, not the end. A bad frost in spring can can burn the new shoots and knock out a whole row of vines, sometimes more. To combat this, we use the wind machines or helicopters, these draw warmer air down into the vineyard to proctect our precious shoots.
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Amisfield Blog: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Winter Wins Central Otago Young Viticulturist Competition 2014. Please join us in congratulating Mike Winter, Amisfield's Assistant Vineyard Manager on his win at the Central Otago Young Viticulturist Competition. Last year Mike came third ( link here. This year he takes out fist place - here is what Mike had to say. The evening’s events were held at the Bannockburn Hotel which included a quick-fire quiz round and a speech presented by each of the contestants. We grow horseradis...
