Church Road – Social Vignerons https://socialvignerons.com The World of Wine's Got Talent Thu, 14 May 2020 10:29:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/socialvignerons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Social-Vignerons-final-20-546ff546_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Church Road – Social Vignerons https://socialvignerons.com 32 32 79132981 New Zealand’s Top 25 Most Expensive Wines in 2018 https://socialvignerons.com/2018/07/25/new-zealands-top-25-most-expensive-best-wines-for-2018/ https://socialvignerons.com/2018/07/25/new-zealands-top-25-most-expensive-best-wines-for-2018/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:21:54 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=12624 New Zealand, when it comes to wine, is certainly mostly famous for its iconic Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is probably fair-enough in a way, since the Sauvignon grape accounts for over 70% of the country’s wine output, with the region of Marlborough producing by in […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2018/07/25/new-zealands-top-25-most-expensive-best-wines-for-2018/feed/ 2 12624 2014 Church Road Winery Grand Reserve Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand https://socialvignerons.com/2017/04/17/2014-church-road-winery-grand-reserve-chardonnay-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/ https://socialvignerons.com/2017/04/17/2014-church-road-winery-grand-reserve-chardonnay-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2017 06:49:46 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=7876 Score: 93/100   This Grand Reserve Chardonnay wine from New Zealand is the second-to-highest offering by Hawkes Bay’s Church Road winery in this varietal, topped only by the iconic Tom Chardonnay. Grand Reserve wines prior to 2012 were produced under the Church Road Reserve label. […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2017/04/17/2014-church-road-winery-grand-reserve-chardonnay-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/feed/ 0 7876 2014 Church Road Grand Reserve Syrah, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand https://socialvignerons.com/2017/03/06/2014-church-road-grand-reserve-syrah-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/ https://socialvignerons.com/2017/03/06/2014-church-road-grand-reserve-syrah-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:33:30 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=7404 Score: 93/100   A year and a half ago in 2015, Church Road Winery celebrated a victory after their 2013 Grand Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah was awarded the Trophy for Best New World Red Wine at the Japan Wine Challenge 2015. I needed to follow up […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2017/03/06/2014-church-road-grand-reserve-syrah-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/feed/ 0 7404 2014 Church Road McDonald Series Syrah, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand https://socialvignerons.com/2017/02/25/2014-church-road-mcdonald-series-syrah-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/ https://socialvignerons.com/2017/02/25/2014-church-road-mcdonald-series-syrah-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2017 15:27:03 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=7306 Score: 90/100   Syrah is becoming very popular among New Zealand winegrowers, producers, and also consumers thanks to the country’s relatively cool climate expression of the grape. In New Zealand, the best Syrah wines come out of the Hawkes Bay region on the North Island. Kiwi Syrah has the advantage […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2017/02/25/2014-church-road-mcdonald-series-syrah-hawkes-bay-new-zealand/feed/ 0 7306 Church Road Winery’s Chris Scott named New Zealand 2016 Winemaker of the Year https://socialvignerons.com/2016/11/21/church-road-winerys-chris-scott-named-new-zealand-2016-winemaker-of-the-year/ https://socialvignerons.com/2016/11/21/church-road-winerys-chris-scott-named-new-zealand-2016-winemaker-of-the-year/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:01:21 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=6106 A good friend of Social Vignerons, Church Road Winery’s winemaker Chris Scott has been named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year 2016 by Australian wine magazine Winestate for the second time in four years, having also taken out this title in 2013. Chris has been […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2016/11/21/church-road-winerys-chris-scott-named-new-zealand-2016-winemaker-of-the-year/feed/ 0 6106 2013 Church Road Syrah, Hawke’s Bay https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/27/2013-church-road-syrah-hawkes-bay/ https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/27/2013-church-road-syrah-hawkes-bay/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2015 22:16:34 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=3192 Score: 88/100   Syrah is becoming increasingly popular with New Zealand winegrowers, producers, and also consumers thanks to the country’s relatively cool climate expression of the grape. New Zealand Syrahs come out particularly good out of the Hawkes Bay area: less powerful and exuberant than […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/27/2013-church-road-syrah-hawkes-bay/feed/ 0 3192 2013 Church Road Grande Reserve Syrah, Hawke’s Bay https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/02/2013-church-road-grande-reserve-syrah-hawkes-bay/ https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/02/2013-church-road-grande-reserve-syrah-hawkes-bay/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:02:19 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=3018 Score 94/100   A few weeks ago, early September, Church Road Winery celebrated a victory after their Grand Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2013 was awarded the Trophy for Best New World Red Wine at the Japan Wine Challenge 2015. Syrah is becoming increasingly popular in […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/02/2013-church-road-grande-reserve-syrah-hawkes-bay/feed/ 0 3018 Interview Chris Scott: Winemaker at Church Road Winery https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/02/interview-with-chris-scott-winemaker-at-church-road-winery/ https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/02/interview-with-chris-scott-winemaker-at-church-road-winery/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:15:17 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=3007 Chris Scott is now one of the most established figures of winemaking in the Hawke’s Bay area of New Zealand’s North Island. Scott came through the ranks of Church Road from vineyard worker and cellar hand in the late 1990s to become the senior winemaker […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/02/interview-with-chris-scott-winemaker-at-church-road-winery/feed/ 0 3007 2013 Church Road Mc Donald Series Marzemino, Hawke’s Bay https://socialvignerons.com/2015/11/13/2013-church-road-mc-donald-series-marzemino-hawkes-bay/ https://socialvignerons.com/2015/11/13/2013-church-road-mc-donald-series-marzemino-hawkes-bay/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:50:43 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=2895 Score: 87/100   The Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand North Island is most famous for producing quality wines out of French grape varieties, mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. But Church Road Winery keeps experimenting, planting other grape varieties in their vineyards in order […]

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]]> https://socialvignerons.com/2015/11/13/2013-church-road-mc-donald-series-marzemino-hawkes-bay/feed/ 0 2895 2013 Church Road Mc Donald Series Tempranillo, Hawke’s Bay https://socialvignerons.com/2015/11/13/2013-church-road-mc-donald-series-tempranillo-hawkes-bay/ https://socialvignerons.com/2015/11/13/2013-church-road-mc-donald-series-tempranillo-hawkes-bay/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:58:42 +0000 http://socialvignerons.com/?p=2890 Score: 90/100   The Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand North Island is most famous for producing quality wines out of French grape varieties, mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. But Church Road Winery keeps experimenting, planting other grape varieties in their vineyards in order […]

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