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W**einsights aims to enrich your w**e knowledge and experience. Our services cater to w**e lovers & enthusiasts who seek to learn more about w**e & w**e travel.

I'm John Penney, learning facilitator, tour host, and consultant. Educational content only! I'm John Penney, your learning facilitator, host, and consultant. My passion for w**e was ignited in w**e service experience at the Wellington Club during my university days, nurtured through extensive NZ & international w**e travel & developed through completion of formal w**e studies including WSET Level 3 with Distinction. I live in the beautiful New Zealand w**e district of Martinborough, renowned for the quality of its Pinot Noir. Here I have an extensive w**e cellar and regularly host w**e-tasting events for local industry experts and enthusiasts. I am also the cellarmaster for the Martinborough W**e & Food Society.

01/11/2026

Powerful yet remarkably approachable, the best w**es from Martinborough's 2024 vintage offer a rare combination of immediate appeal and long-term ageing potential. In my latest article, I assess the vintage and provide cellaring recommendations for w**e lovers and collectors.
https://www.w**einsights.org/3431114_martinborough-w**es-to-cellar-now-why-2024-could-be-a-vintage-for-the-ages?

Lower yields, concentrated fruit and exceptional balance make 2024 a vintage to watch. Discover the Martinborough w**es worth buying now and cellaring for the future.

31/10/2026

And sooo many relatives!

31/10/2026

Recent w**einsights w**e tour customers at Escarpment W**e

29/10/2026

Thrilled to see the summary adaptation of my Badacsony w**e region article for Canada is now live on BC W**e Trends!

Explore Hungary’s Badacsony w**e region with John Penney, from volcanic vineyards and distinctive white w**es to Canadian-born w**emaker Robert Gilvesy.

26/10/2026

Twelve outstanding w**es from Etna Nord, Carricante, Nerello Mascalese and one Nerello Cappuccio

25/10/2026

25/10/2026

Explore Hungary's historic Szekszárd w**e region, from loess hillside vineyards and Kadarka to Bikavér, Sebestyén and Eszterbauer.

25/10/2026

Known to some for its seductive reds and centuries of w**emaking history, Szekszárd is one of Hungary's hidden gems. My latest article, the fourth in my Hungary series, takes you inside the region and introduces the people and w**es that make it so memorable.

Explore Hungary's historic Szekszárd w**e region, from loess hillside vineyards and Kadarka to Bikavér, Sebestyén and Eszterbauer.

22/10/2026

The first thing many English speakers notice about Szekszárd is that it sounds suspiciously like "s*x hard".

The second thing they notice is that the w**es are irresistible.

Silky, elegant and wonderfully seductive, these are the sort of reds that draw you back to the glass all night... and linger in the memory long afterwards.

I visited Sebestyén and Eszterbauer to find out why.

Full article tomorrow.

21/10/2026

A victory for truth and common sense against dishonest anti-w**e rhetoric: The EU has voted down proposals from WHO to compel w**e labelling that says w**e causes cancer.

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