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Owner of Blenheim vineyard receives prestigious Master of Wine award

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 2:59PM
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Owner of Blenheim vineyard receives prestigious Master of Wine award

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 2:59PM

The South Island has its first Master of Wine.

Owner of Blenheim's Blank Canvas Wines Sophie Parker Thomson has just become one of only 417 in the world with the elite qualification.

It's regarded as one of the highest standards of professional knowledge.

She told Mike Hosking her skill sets are both art and science.

Parker Thomson says you can't have one without the other, a core principle of the wine company she runs with her husband.

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