![]() Wines tasted on the night with my thoughts were: To top the evening off, a few lucky punters won a nice bottle to take home from a ‘very generous’ lucky draw! Thanks to Tim, Lisa and especially to John and the team at Decanta who make these tastings happen – CHEERS! They produce over 25 different wines across many well known NZ varietals, but also specializing in a number of lesser known and rarely planted varietals, new to New Zealand: Semillon, Sauvignon Gris, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and even Chambourcin! ![]() It was one of the better winemaker presentations I have been to in a while – thanks Tim, Lisa and the team at Decanta!Ĭlearview Estate was established in the Hawke’s Bay region at Te Awanga by Tim and Helma van den Berg in 1988, and with hard graft have been producing iconic, hand crafted wines focusing on high quality wines with great fruit intensity… ![]() We also learned a little about the similarity between Tim’s wines and those of the varietals & regions of France Burgundy, Bordeaux etc. At the same time we were subjected to a humorous, often naughty, but informative presentation by Tim, who at many times during the evening had us all in fits of laughter. I attended an excellent tasting at Decanta Tapas Bar in New Plymouth last night with Tim Turvey and Lisa Clarke from Clearview Estate Winery.Ī great turnout of like minded wine lovers enjoyed tasting their way through 10 delicious Hawke’s Bay wines along with some yummy tapas to try with the wines. Tim had us in hysterics with his wit and sarcasm…
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