{"id":3689,"date":"2012-09-19T12:58:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T12:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2018-03-15T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T15:14:56","slug":"an-evening-with-nick-mills-from-rippon-vineyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/09\/an-evening-with-nick-mills-from-rippon-vineyards\/","title":{"rendered":"An evening with Nick Mills from Rippon Vineyards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nick Mills from Central Otago&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine-producer\/rippon-626-04.html\">Rippon Vineyards<\/a> (New Zealand) is one of our\u00a0favourite\u00a0winemakers, for lots of reasons.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/P9-10-Rippon-Toby-Nick-finished-picking-2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2242\" title=\"P9-10 Rippon Toby &amp; Nick, finished picking 2010\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/P9-10-Rippon-Toby-Nick-finished-picking-2010.jpg\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only because he is married to the lovely Jo Mills (who he seduced at the London Wine Trade Fair some years ago), or because\u00a0he\u00a0was once a heroic free style\u00a0skier (and still is, but a little less crazy these days), or perhaps\u00a0because\u00a0he is one of the few people who really understands and can explain biodynamics in a way that makes sense (without sounding like some sort of hair shirted madman), but definitely because he makes some of New Zealand&#8217;s best and most exciting wines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rippon-Briars-spring-09-055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2172\" title=\"Rippon Briar's spring 09 055\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rippon-Briars-spring-09-055.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u00a0previously\u00a0thought that biodynamic\u00a0viticulture\u00a0was all about\u00a0witchcraft\u00a0and\u00a0wizardry, Nick will dispel your fears. 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And if you think that great Pinot Noir comes only from Burgundy, Nick&#8217;s Rippon Mature Vines will broaden your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a three course dinner in the dining room of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thethomascubitt.co.uk\/?pg=dr&amp;txt=false\">The Thomas Cubitt<\/a>, 44 Elizabeth Street, \u00a0SW1W 9PA<\/span>, and Nick will guide us through his exceptional white wines (Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer), followed by three world class Pinot Noirs, including the single vineyards wines Tinker&#8217;s Field and Emma&#8217;s Block.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Tickets are \u00a385 per person and limited to only 28 places.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wednesday 3rd October 2012.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">7.15pm for 7.45pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">To book and pay for your tickets please call Colin Patch (colinp@leaandsandeman.co.uk) or Emerson Herdman (emerson@leaandsandeman.co.uk)\u00a0on <strong>020 7244 0522<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Tickets must be paid for at the time of ordering and no refunds will be made for cancellations.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Mills from Central Otago&#8217;s Rippon Vineyards (New Zealand) is one of our\u00a0favourite\u00a0winemakers, for lots of reasons. 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