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Three days straight of nothing but pinot noir. Tasting it, drinking it and listening to people talking about it. Not to mention washing down lunch and dinner with rather too many glasses of it. If this is your idea of heaven, welcome to Pinot Noir New Zealand, one of the world’s biggest events devoted to this increasingly popular and endlessly fascinating grape.
Four hundred delegates have converged on Christchurch in the South Island for this year’s event: winemakers, growers, sommeliers, media, even punters; I meet a group of die-hard pinot fans who’ve flown over from Brisbane for the week.
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