New World Wine Awards chair of judges Jim Harre. Photo / Mark MitchellA storm is brewing between a winemaker and a critic who lambasted a pinot noir product in a scathing "condescending, patronising and misogynistic" email. North Canterbury winemaker Jess Mavromatis says international critic Jim Harre told her to "find a new hobby" after he tried the Ekleipsis pinot noir nouveau at a Dunedin restaurant on Saturday. Harre said it was the "worst pinot noir he has tried in years", that it was "disgusting" and they should "give up" in an email to the winemaker. In a statement provided by Foodstuffs, which owns New World, Harre said he no longer wished to continue dialogue with the winery after the stoush.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 07, 2020 22:50 UTC