18th February 2010
I love the "mystery" involved in working with wine. It is a tipple that is even more mysterious for the majority of people who are not involved in growing it and making it like me. As a winemaker, I get asked a constant stream of questions. One I'm freque...
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18th February 2010
Evening meals used to be a time for families to bond and share stories about what had happened in the course of the day. I am descended from a long line of hard-working Dalmatian winemakers. They had a strong work ethic, so relaxing together over dinner w...
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01st February 2010
Maybe you have a painstakingly preserved bottle of Two-Buck Chuck 1991 or Cisco 1974 that you are keeping for an important anniversary? Inquiries concerning the storage of wine intrigue me seeing as roughly 90% of it is drunk within a couple of days of ac...
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DARRYL SOLJAN learnt about winemaking from his father, grandfather and great grandfather. Darryl's business, Ascension Wine Estate, is one of the leading Auckland wedding venues and a premier Auckland conference centre.
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