Wine judge Jim Harre's latest critique leaves a sour note for Canterbury winemaker
International wine judge Jim Harre told Jess Mavromatis to “give up” and “find a new hobby” after tasting the Ekleipsis pinot noir nouveau at Dunedin’s Moiety restaurant on Saturday.
Harre said the Waipara wine was “the worst pinot noir I’ve tried in years’’. “As an international wine judge who lives in Waipara, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Find a new hobby,” he wrote in an email.
“I would have been completely open to any kind of constructive criticism, but there’s nothing there, it’s more like a personal attack." Mavromatis said.
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