Joelle ThomsonJoelle Thomson

Joelle Thomson is a journalist, author and wine educator. She has the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s highest qualification, the Level 4 Diploma, and she blogs at joellethomson.com

Vive la screwcap: How NZ is beating French winemakers at their own game

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A film that positions France as everything New Zealand vintners should aspire to is looking at the world of wine through a narrow lens, argues wine writer Joelle Thomson. Does the New Zealand wine industry deserve a seat at the international wine table? It’s a big question with lots of different answers depending who you … Read more

Great white: Meet the unsung hero of New Zealand wine

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Chenin blanc is one of the most versatile grapes around, and it makes some truly excellent wine. New Zealand is an ideal place to grow it, so why is so little being produced here? In the corner of one of Marlborough’s few hillside vineyards, there is a grape that makes some of the greatest white … Read more