Cloudy Bay's winemaker, Tim Heath “I’m surprised,” says sommelier and EscapeHatch wine editor Jason Hisaw as he tastes the 2007 Cloudy Bay Chardonnay. “I know New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc well, but this Chardonnay caught ...
If you still think all New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes alike– lime, passionfruit, grapefruit and just-picked tropical fruit –then pick up a bottle of Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko and see the world change. Unscrew the top on a bottle ...
Cape Kidnappers Golf Course (photo: David Cannon/Getty) Want to sneak off for a quick mental round of golf in New Zealand–at the stellar Cape Kidnappers Golf Course? About a half million people get to do that today–if they read my ...
It’s worth traveling half way around the world to play Cape Kidnappers, in Napier, on the east coast of Northern New Zealand. Golf course architect Tom Doak (who also sports design moxie at Bandon Dunes) pulled out all the stops on this cliff ...