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Date 12 December 2005
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Christmas count down.
Time to prepare for celebrating this exciting day
and are you now wondering what to buy for your friends and relatives?
What about a selection of top quality wines? This month's featuring
a selection of well-known New Zealand wine producer, Daniel
Schuster Wines. A new year is coming, think of doing somethin
new next year? Find out about our newly introduced Vinoasis
wine course!
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Schuster Wines |
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Rated
amongst the top 5 New Zealand wine makers, Daniel Schuster
Wines produce a range of classically structured wines; Pinot
noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc. Closely planted in small
vines, grown without irrigation and utilising integrated farming
practices. The picturesque topography, sun exposure and unique
soils combine to produce flavour-rich Pinot noir grapes of
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THE VINEYARDS
Omihi Hills Vineyard in Waipara was developed
in limestone rich soils on north facing slopes, best suited
to the Pinot noir grape. The hand pruned and harvested 6 ha
vineyard is closely planted in small vines, grown without
irrigation and utilising integrated farming practices.
The Hull Family Vineyard (est. 1998) reflects
the same classical ideas of high planting density, low per
vine yield and attention to detail during all vineyard operations.
Just over 8 Ha of Pinot noir and 2 Ha of Riesling have been
planted to date.
In both these Waipara vineyards, the picturesque
topography, sun exposure and unique soils combine to produce
flavour-rich Pinot Noir grapes of distinctive quality.
The 12 ha Petrie Estate Vineyard is planted
to Chardonnay and Pinot noir grapes on well drained soils
in a distinctively cool climate, combining cool nights and
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THE WINEMAKER
Danny Schuster trained in Europe as a
winemaker/viticulturist and has 30 years of international
winemaking experience. He has worked in many of the world's
fine winemaking regions including Burgundy and Bordeaux in
France, the Yarra Valley in Australia, Stellenbosch in South
Africa, the Napa Valley in California and Tuscany in Italy.
His pioneering work with Canterbury Pinot noir
resulted in the first gold medal for this variety in New Zealand.
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Daniel Schuster
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2002/2003
Wine Tasting Notes
"Classy, classy New Zealand Sauvignon. Highly aromatic
with crisp acidity balanced by excellent fruit sugars. Excellent
food wine."
" Ripe, gooseberry aromas lead into a rich yet subtle
wine with excellent mouth-feel and slightly flinty, minerally
characters adding complexity. It's a distinctive and tightly
structured wine.¡¨
4.5 Stars - Michael Cooper in the Sunday
Star Times Nov 2002
91/100 - James Halliday's Wine Companion 2002
hk$265 per bottle [buy]
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Daniel Schuster
Petrie Vineyards Selection Chardonnay 2001
Winemaker's Comment
"Our Single Vineyard Selections aim to achieve a complete,
well defined expression of the site, grape variety and the
vintage year. Produced in the best vintage years only, the
'Petrie Vineyard' Selection Chardonnay displays full body,
stonefruit/grapefruit aromas, oatmeal complexity and firm
structure in long finish to age well for 3-5 years from the
date of vintage."
hk$315 per bottle [buy]
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Daniel Schuster
Twin Vineyards Pinot Noir 2002/2003
TWIN VINEYARDS PINOT NOIR 2003
"Violets and strawberries are found in the nose of the
2003 Twin Vineyards. An extremely friendly, light to medium-bodied
easy going wine. It coats the palate with red cherries, raspberries
and strawberries that are intermingled with notes of white
pepper."
Robert M. Parker Jr "The Wine Advocate" Issue 155
Oct '04
TWIN VINEYARDS PINOT NOIR 2002
"The ruby coloured 2002 Pinot noir Twin Vineyards boasts
a gorgeous nose of spicy red cherries. Medium-bodied, satin-textured
and sporting excellent depth of fruit, it reveals stony dark
berries intermingled with notes of cedar. This lovely Pinot
should be consumed over the next two years."
Robert M. Parker Jr "The Wine Advocate" Issue 149,
Oct '03.
hk$265 per bottle [buy]
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Daniel Schuster
Omihi Hills Vineyard Selection Pinot Noir 2002
Wine Tasting Notes:
"Top of the range New Zealand wine with a silky, Burgundy
style. Intense black cherries and coffee beans with a Burgundian
earthy complexity and powerful mouthfeel. Ultimate iron fist
in a velvet glove wine. "
"Deliciously sweet fruited, silky and charming."
4 and a half Stars, Michael Cooper in his Buyers'
Guide to NZ Wines 2004
"It is solid, substantial wine, quite savoury
and broad of palate, in which individual components of the
blend can be identified, with fine, ripe and pervasive tannin
to complete a wine beautifully balanced for length, breadth
and complexity, while leaving room for delicacy."
Tim Harris, NZ Wine Critic Oct '04
hk$495 per bottle [buy]
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Daniel Schuster
Waipara Pinot Noir 2003
Tasting Note
"Rich succulent berry fruit flavours, savoury fine oak
characters and generous tannins. A hint of peppery spice and
velvet texture adds complexity to the long finish."
hk$395 per bottle [buy] |
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| Vinoasis
Wine School |
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A
series of exciting introductory wine courses will be brought
to you by Vinoasis! |
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Take a
glimpse of our objectives and partnerships:
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- to provide a high
quality introduction to wines from around the
world
- to offer academic and professional wine education
to the general public
- to provide trade specific training (on-site/off-site)
- to provide relevant consultancy services to
the industry |
| Partnerships |
- recognised institutions offering
industry specific qualifications
- partnership with world-class wineries |
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Please visit http://www.vinoasis.com/News/WineSchool.htm
regularly for updates.
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