These gluten free chocolate waffles are an unashamedly decadent way to start the day. Perfect for a brunch with friends or loved ones. Matches perfectly to the Nautilus Vintage Rosé! GF Chocolate Waffles with vanilla mascarponeMakes 6-8 400gram mascarpone 2 teaspoons good quality vanilla essence 2 tablespoons maple syrup Waffles 1 ½ cups tapioca flour 1 ½ cups almond meal ½ cup dark cocoa ¾…
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The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Release
The beautiful and mysterious Paper Nautilus is rarely seen in the open ocean but occasionally their shells wash up on secluded beaches around the Marlborough Sounds. With its paper-like shells, its delicate geometry and feather-weight texture, this distant cousin of the Nautilus in our logo has become the inspiration for a new direction of Sauvignon Blanc winemaking for the Nautilus team. 35 years’ experience has…
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Three Decades of Nautilus Chardonnay
The story of Nautilus Chardonnay begins in 1989 when the first wine was made from what is now our own Nautilus Renwick vineyard (you know the classic story – we liked the wine so much, we had to buy the vineyard). This vineyard has remained the cornerstone vineyard for our Chardonnay programme ever since. Throughout the ’90s, Chardonnay grew to be a significant and successful part of the Nautilus…
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Tags: Chardonnay, clive jones, Marlborough, new zealand, Vineyards, Vintage, wine, winemaking
ABC to BBC
Last week we attended the annual Australia & New Zealand winemaker’s tour road show run by our distributors, Negociants New Zealand. This 4 city whirlwind trip involves a bunch of Ozzie & NZ winemakers showing of their wines & certainly a fun time is had by all. Each day started with a series of master classes and Nautilus Chardonnay featured in the master class ‘ABC…
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Tags: 2013, Chardonnay, winemaking
A Chardonnay Vertical Tasting
Last Friday we conducted a little tasting of our previous Chardonnay vintages. The occasion? Selecting three vintages for a Chardonnay masterclass organised by the Family of Twelve early in 2014. We will be in some pretty illustrious company with Chardonnay specialists Kumeu River rubbing shoulders with the likes of Ata Rangi, Neudorf, Pegasus Bay and Felton Road. Since the Cloudy Bay winemaking team happened to…
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Tags: Chardonnay, Family of twelve, vertical
Artdego 2013
Artdego 2013 was a hot ticket in Auckland this year. After the success of last year’s event the challenge was on to make this year bigger and better – to achieve the same “wow” factor as last year, despite the attendees’ expectations being higher than ever. What a great achievement. Nautilus Estate was involved as guests arrived – they were offered a glass of the…
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