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Telling it like it is

7/27/2015

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Raymond Chan, one of New Zealand's most prolific wine tasters, has no qualms about awarding maximum points to truly fine wines.
"Tasting wine,"he says,"ïs not just a sensory experience. It can also be an emotional one, Sometimes I am moved  to tears.".
Just for the record: Raymond has awarded the possible to 25 of the more than 7000 wines he has tasted since setting up Raymond Chan Wine Reviews in 2010. And there will, no doubt, be more as he continues to sip, swirl and spit through a second round of chemotherapy for cancer.
He says the outlook is promising,.

  
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    Warren Barton is a veteran newspaper journalist who spent more than 25 of his 50-plus years in the business, writing for a number of publications about wine and the wine industry. Well known for his no-nonsense, easy-reading style, the ability to connect with wine-lovers no matter what their level of experience and his support and belief in New Zealand wines and their makers. Has also written about food, travel, theatre; worked as an editor, columnist, feature writer and is an award-winning golf writer. 
     

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