NZSOMMELIER

NZSOMMELIER Everything related to the Somm trade. Important facts based on Wine, Beer, Sake, Spirit's and Ci**rs

Starting his career with the Royal New Zealand Navy as an Officer's Steward, Gary was classically trained by the London City & Guilds Institute having completed his 707/1/2 and 3 courses in Food and Beverage. Gary credits his success with having studied classical French cooking techniques, Guerideon and Silver services' and traditional British and European Hotel and Restaurant operations. Gary's love of fine wine started after finishing top of his class in his City and Guilds Sommelier's exams and having completed 6 months in the Royal Cellars at Buckingham Palace on an exchange, decided that wine would be his life. With a self confessed love of old world wine and a healthy respect for certain new world producers Gary has managed some of the countries most prestigious and award winning wine lists. Finding that the NZ wine industry was moving to a more commercial direction and with a loss of quality based on meeting the market for its Sauvignon Blanc, he started nzsommelier to highlight some of NZ's passionate pioneers and boutique wine makers that took their trade seriously and were producing outstanding, boutique, handcrafted and fine wines of New Zealand.

01/04/2020
27/02/2020

Great wines begin in the vineyard. Let's take a look at the lifecycle of a grapevine and learn how each season shapes the each year's vintage.

24/02/2020

To many wine experts, Portugal is the last frontier of wine in Western Europe; there is still so much to be tasted and explored. So with all the excitement this region offers, let's take a look at what the major wines and regions there are to know.

13/02/2020

Chardonnay: it's the world's most planted white grape and also the world's most polarizing wine: you either love it or hate it. I'm hear to show you that Chardonnay is way less obvious (and more nuanced) that you might have thought.

10/02/2020

Let's find out more about Croatia's most important wines and wine regions because they are delicious!

09/02/2020

When it comes to how geography influences wine, there’s no one rule that guarantees great wine, it’s more of a matter of connecting the dots – 5 dots to be exact: temperature, climate, elevation, soil type, and geopolitics.

07/02/2020

What are the differences between Champagne vs Prosecco and why does one cost so much more than the other? Find out more about these two special sparkling wines.

03/02/2020

This in-depth guide identifies the most important wines of Greece and where they grow. Use the map to learn more about the modern wines of Greece.

28/01/2020

Want to know the secret to finding great Beaujolais wine? Learn the region. This handy little wine guide offers tricks to the region renown for its fruity Gamay-based red wines.

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