A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Skin-fermented 80% whole bunch Sauvignon Blanc from Hawke’s Bay – not your run-of-the-mill offering. The warmer 2020 vintage has brought this back from the taut awkward beginner, into a more …
Halcyon Days Kotare 2020 Read More
Central Otago fruit goes into a distinctive version of Sauvignon Blanc – a silvery, bright, pale yellow with aromas of white-fleshed peach, citrus blossom, passionfruit and lime underpinned with green …
Chard Farm ‘Swiftburn’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
A Pinot Noir rosé, hand-picked during the amazing but COVID-affected vintage of 2020. The colour is spot on – an alluring pale, bright watermelon pink. Appealingly perfumed – quite a …
Bald Hills ‘Friends & Lovers’ single vineyard Rosé 2020 Read More
Seltzer seems to be this summer’s new tipple – a bit like Prosecco or Rosé in the last couple of years. I’ve seen heaps of varieties in the stores (and …
TINK Tropical Seltzer Read More
A new rendition of rosé from Jannine at Urlar – their first – made from their BioGro-certified Pinot Noir with an element of carbonic maceration in the mix. And it’s …
Urlar Pinot Rosé 2020 Read More
From a steep hillside vineyard at Earnscleugh, near Alexandra, the wine is a dark ruby, burgundy colour in the glass, with a spicy, dried herbal nose of thyme, budhleia, star …
Hinton ‘Hill Country’ Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
From Hawke’s Bay, this is the solo project of one of the region’s premier winemakers. Unusual to find a pure New Zealand Cabernet Sauvignon, and this bold wine from premium …
Goshawk Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Read More
From the Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay specialist – this has an opulence to the aromas of peach, vanilla bean, flint, mandarin, roast almond and citrus blossom. Intense, concentrated and rich – …
Tony Bish ‘Heartwood’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
From Marlborough, this Gold Medal winner at the NZIWS in 2020, shows a bright, clear pale green-lemon in the glass, with piercing aromas of green capsicum, fresh sorrel and chamomile, …
Turnstone Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
From Gladstone, in the heart of the Wairarapa. Glowing golden lemon-yellow, with greenish edges in the glass. A fairly bold style, with ripe fruits on the nose – apricot, grapefruit, …
Johner Chardonnay 2019 Read More