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2026 block assessment for our Te Muna Pinot. Love this year! Vibrant, sappy and chiseled. Some lovely wines to digest with these legends @jordyn933 @hamlet2661 @anton_stad @luke.keet taken in Craggy Range Winery, Hawkes Bay, NZ by @tenbombs

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Poulsard x Pizza @vincispizza taken in Napier, New Zealand by @tenbombs

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There are beautiful wine regions and there’s Barolo.

The hills sit heavy in golden dusty light each evening, making time feel slower. There is a sense that tradition is something precious, woven gently into every thread of Piedmontese culture.

You see it in a dish that belongs to one small town, made from a century-old recipe. A locanda that has been in the same family since before the First World War. In vineyard rows now tended by the fifth or sixth generation of hands.

Imagine what is known after that much time is poured into the same ground? Eventually, the smallest changes stop being small.

Knowledge passes from parent to child, over and over again, until attention becomes intuition. The land is remembered by people, and people are remembered by the land.

This is what devotion looks like.

Wine is more than wine here. It is food, family, work, memory, inheritance, culture. The sap runs from the vines into the blood of the Piedmontese people, and always will. taken in Monforte, Piemonte, Italy by @tenbombs

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So good to finally meet this legend, Matt Dees. Craggy Range intern #1 and has been a thought leader and great human to so many after him.

Also, Jacky Rigaux in the house! So much still to learn on linking site to taste. taken in Santa Barbara, California by @tenbombs

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2 months ago

Sunsick, Sicily. taken in Isola di Ortigia by @tenbombs

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3 months ago

Belly full of Barolo. taken in Monforte d'Alba by @tenbombs

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3 months ago

Le Sol was bottled this morning, marking the completion of the full suite of Prestige wines from the 2024 vintage. Absolutely amped to share these wines mid next year! 🍷 taken in The Gimblett Gravels by @tenbombs

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10 months ago

Exploring the Cenotes and streets of the Yucatán taken in Valladolid, Yucatan by @tenbombs

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a year ago

Learning all things @tonnelleriedemercurey. Massive thanks to Nicolas, Vincent and Paul for your generosity and time. taken in Aix, Champagne-Ardenne, France by @tenbombs

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a year ago

Late summer, slow Paris vibes taken in Paris, France by @tenbombs

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a year ago

Super proud of @anikatlw!!!
The Scott Richardson Memorial Scholarship 25’
What an inspiring evening.
So much passion for Southland hospitality. #swedes

@a_dinner_for_scott @leerichardsonnz taken in Southern Institute of Technology by @tenbombs

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a year ago

Great to dial into the detail, especially the revegetation of the wood-lot. So cool to see the results!
Thanks Famille Sylvain for all your amazing hospitality and generosity! taken in Tonnellerie Sylvain by @tenbombs

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