Wine Archives - Sightseers' Delight

Craggy Range’s Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc named to Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2024

November 19, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Craggy Range Winery’s 2023 Te Muna, Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc has earned a spot on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2024.

Gearing up for 2024 Young Viticulturist of the Year

May 8, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

As winter approaches in New Zealand, not only is there a nip in the air, but also a sense of anticipation and excitement as the wine industry builds up to the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition season.

DeSantis signs bill allowing larger bottles for Florida wineries

March 28, 2024 The Center Square

Florida residents will be able to upsize their wine purchases after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Thursday.

‘Sideways’ at 20: The Santa Ynez Valley is no longer a secret thanks in part to the influence of Miles and Jack

March 6, 2024 Official News Releases

Twenty years after the release of the Oscar-winning film “Sideways,” Miles might just be ready to finally drink a glass of Santa Ynez Valley Merlot. Surprising as it might be, it would hardly be the only change since Miles (played by Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) visited the Santa Ynez Valley wine country on their fateful adventure.

Do you need anything besides wine, cheese and history from a destination?

November 15, 2021 Todd DeFeo

Over the years, I have written frequently about what makes a destination worth exploring. And, if we’re truly honest, the trio of Wine, Cheese and History pretty much sums it up. If you can find a destination with all three, you should stay there.

Central Otago, Marlborough dominate in 2019 New Zealand Wine of the Year competition

November 7, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

Central Otago shone with their Pinot Noir, while the aromatic white wines were strongly dominated by Marlborough in the 2019 New Zealand Wine of the Year competition.

Experts say warm summer contributed to superb vintage for New Zealand wine

October 19, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

A warm summer has contributed to a superb vintage for New Zealand’s wine regions, with 413,000 tonnes of grapes harvested during Vintage 2019, experts said earlier this year.

State lawmakers could allow Georgia farm wineries to sell up to 24,000 gallons of wine

December 10, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

Farm wineries in Georgia should be allowed to sell up to 24,000 gallons of their own wine without first being refused by an established distributor, the state House Rural Development Council said in its recommendations for the 2019 legislative session.

Rethinking Georgia wine

November 7, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The burgeoning Georgia Wine scene is worth a second look for anyone who has dismissed the state’s wine production as nothing more than sweet and undrinkable.

One in four visitors to New Zealand make wine a priority

September 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Nearly one in four international visitors to New Zealand make it a point to visit the country’s wineries and vineyards.