Reviews

A rare grape variety in New Zealand (best known in southern Italy) with just a few hectares planted – this from the Howell vineyard in Hawke’s Bay – made in …

Sam Harrop Bridge Pa Fiano 2020 Read More

Peregrine Pinot Noir 2021 A Central Otago wine, taking fruit from across Bendigo (48%), Pisa (44%) and Gibbston (8%) to present a well-balanced picture of why this region is famed …

Peregrine Pinot Noirs – 2015 vs 2021 Read More

Distinctively perfumed as usual – blueberry, blood orange, redcurrant, cherry cola, blackcurrant, sandalwood, and smoky incense. The palate is bright, crunchy and concentrated. Although quite tense and reined-in at this …

Valli Waitaki Pinot Noir 2022 Read More

This is the second time that Coal Pit have released their Bendigo Pinot Noir – looking beyond their home in Gibbston, with a different expression of Central Otago Pinot. The …

Coal Pit Bendigo Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022 Read More

The second instalment in the G. H. Mumm champagne house ‘Terroirs’ collection, and collaboration with Pernod Ricard Winemakers, featuring wine regions (in New Zealand) that produce fine Pinot Noir, and …

Mumm Central Otago Blanc de Noirs NV Read More

Valli Bendigo Pinot Noir 2022 wine review

Valli Bendigo Pinot Noir 2022 Read More

Valli Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022 wine review

Valli Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022 Read More

A wine from Waiheke Island, a colaboration between winemakers Heinrich Storm and Michael Wood. A pale straw colour in the glass with a generous riff of nectarine, lemon, hazelnut, red …

Stormwood Chardonnay 2022 Read More

A wine from the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke’s Bay, and the winner of the Trophy for ‘Other Red Varieties’ at The National Wine Awards Aotearoa this year. A dark garnet in …

Beach House Cabernet Franc 2021 Read More