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Literary tastes

He has won New Zealand’s top short-story and non-fiction essay prizes. So, when Tobias Buck writes about his family’s own wines, what are his tasting notes like?

Based in Amsterdam, Buck, 43, is European sales and marketing manager for Te Mata Estate winery in Hawke’s Bay. Founded in the 1890s, Te Mata was acquired by the Buck and Morris families in 1974. “A fan of a good Essay Prize in 2019.

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