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peak to any New Zealand winemaker of Pinot Noir – past, present or up-and-coming – and they’ve undoubtedly spent time or worked a vintage in Oregon. Those that haven’t will sorely lament the fact. It’s a region that, despite being on the opposite side of the world, in the other hemisphere, on the opposite parallel, has a connection with New Zealand. Two kindred spirits, two children making friends in the schoolyard, two regions that are battling – compet-
itively, yet fairly – for New World Pinot Noir supremacy. It may come as a shock to many locals, especially those unfamiliar with Oregon’s wares, that their Pinot Noirs are exceptional and arguably better than New Zealand’s offerings. Better? Or different? I’ve not long finished a stint working the 2012 vintage in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. On the back of two wet and cold years, Oregon was due for a warmer season, and conditions were hot,
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