Darryl Soljan's Profile
Biography
DARRYL SOLJAN is a winemaker, occasional philosopher and owner of Ascension Vineyard in New Zealand. Ascension is a popular vineyard winery, restaurant, Auckland conference centre and Auckland wedding venues in Matakana, 39 minutes from Auckland's CBD.
Darryl Soljan's articles
Have you ever been enjoying a wonderful bottle of wine and then a fellow dinner guest says it's "a bit tart", or "a bit heavy", or "it tastes like vinegar"? This seems to happen in a lot in the art world. The "work of genius" you love and admire might make someone else wonder if you've lost your marbles. A while ago I attended an early screening of Bottleshock, a movie about...
Posted: 2010-02-27
Category: Movies
Wine is a divine fluid quite beyond ordinary understanding. As a fifth generation winemaker, I believe it takes a sense of intellectual curiosity to even begin. For folk whose profession is not growing grapes and making wine, it is even harder to fully understand this complex substance. As a result, I'm constantly asked questions such as, "How long can a wine last after opening?"
Posted: 2010-02-15
Category: Wine
I invite you to reflect back on the days when families sat down at the dinner table every night, sharing and conversing over the evening meal. My father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather were all winemakers, toiling hard in the vineyard by day. So dinnertime was an important part of the day for the Soljan family.
Posted: 2010-02-07
Category: Parenting
Have you got a carefully preserved bottle of Barefoot Bynum 1976 or Two-Buck Chuck 1992 waiting for a special occasion? Questions regarding cellaring fascinate me given that something like 90% of wine is quaffed within 48 hours of purchase!
Posted: 2010-02-07
Category: Wine
