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Should you or shouldn’t you chill your wine?
Most people will probably answer this question with a simple “Yes for White, and No for Red”, and very few would argue against this perceived wisdom.We typically serve / drink red wine at “room temperature”, but this does somewhat beg the question “what is room temperature?” as this will change with the climate and from location to location, and let’s be honest, whilst we might use a food thermometer to check that our chicken is cooked through, but even then probably only if we are serving to guests, we are not going to put it in our wine glass!In case...
Winerax Launches 24 Bottle Wine Rack Modular Pack
Winerax is pleased to announce the latest arrival to its collection: WRX24V - a 24 bottle wine rack kit set utilising New Zealand's premier modular cellaring system. For many of our customers the 12 bottle Starter Module is too small, whilst our 48 bottle range is too big, so positioned between the two this new product neatly fills the gap, with an added bonus of a 10% cost saving compared to purchasing two 12 bottle packs - the previous solution to the problem! The WRX24V pack also comes with the added flexibility of being configurable as either a 24 bottle "Tower" or a...
Two things to consider with the news that Global Wine Production fell in 2016
The last few weeks have seen various reports released about the state of the global wine industry, and more specifically, the news that wine production volumes in 2016 have decreased, and that they are among the lowest recorded in the past 20 years. Before everyone gets too depressed about this news, it is worth noting that not all regions of the world saw a decline, and our personal favourite, New Zealand, bucked the trend and increased its output :) Now that we are appraised of the wine industry production issues, it's time to get prepared for any consequences that may...
New Payment Options Launched
WINERAX is pleased to announce that it has added more convenient, secure, and quick ways for our customers to submit payments for their purchases:Our new Shopping Cart Checkout functionality now supports payments by VISA and Mastercard, via the eWAY online secure payment gateway (part of the Global Payments network).In addition, we are also now offering Express Checkout by PayPal as well.Of course, if you would prefer to use Internet Banking and pay by Direct Credit, this option is still available to you too.Now let’s go shopping... :)
Where to store your wine?
Summer’s coming so no doubt you’ll be spending more time enjoying the great Kiwi outdoors, and probably visiting some of our amazing wineries for brunch, lunch, platters, etc. to catch-up with friends and family, or just to chill and relax, whilst of course sampling their latest award winning wines.More often than not on these visits the cellar door will be too tempting to merely pass on by, and you will be enticed to take advantage of their special offer, or to just buy a few bottles of the wine you’ve so enjoyed that day.Before you know it, you are a...