Eaton Chardonnay 2021
A wine from the Raupo Vineyard in the Omaka Valley, Marlborough. A light golden-green colour in the glass. Scented with grapefruit, apple, peach and lemon peel, there is also a …
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A wine from the Raupo Vineyard in the Omaka Valley, Marlborough. A light golden-green colour in the glass. Scented with grapefruit, apple, peach and lemon peel, there is also a …
Eaton Chardonnay 2021 Read MoreFrom a vineyard in Kumeu, west Auckland – named after local owners Tim and Angela Coddington. A light green and golden straw colour in the glass. Boldly perfumed, with stonefruit, …
Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay 2023 Read MoreA Méthode Traditionelle from the pioneering LeBrun family in Marlborough. A blend of 54% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay and 1% Pinot Meunier, in a Brut style – aged on lees …
No.1 Family Estate ‘Assemblé’ Méthode Traditionelle NV Read MoreThe South Brook vineyard is located in the Fairhall Valley within the Marlborough Southern Valleys sub-region, planted with traditional Dijon clones. This is a wine I saw last year as …
Rapaura Springs South Brook Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023 Read MoreA wine from Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf, and winner of the Trophy for Champion Syrah at the NZIWS in 2024 – one of three Trophy-winning wines from this …
Mudbrick Onetangi Valley Syrah 2022 Read MoreA wine from Central Otago – winner of the Trophy for Champion Rosé at the NZIWS in 2024. An appealing pale coral pink colour. The bouquet has strawberry, watermelon, red …
Wooing Tree Rosé 2024 Read MoreA white wine from the Awatere Valley – a blend of Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Riesling. A very pale lemon-green colour in the glass. Aromatic and gently spicy on the …
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard ‘P.G.R.’ 2024 Read MoreWorking together, a Master of Wine – Sophie Parker-Thomson, and Master of Science – Matt Thomson, make wines under the Blank Canvas brand. Organised by Eurovintage, and hosted in the …
A Masterclass with Blank Canvas Read MoreA red wine from Mendocino County’s Redwood Valley, California – the vineyard was planted in the 1930s. A dense, opaque garnet red, with a brick red showing (with age) at …
Edmeades Piffero Vineyard Zinfandel 2001 Read MoreRounding out the rest of the box that was waiting for me on my ‘return to New Zealand’ – with a slew of bold reds from both Europe and Australia. …
Laithwaites ‘Return to NZ’ box – Part 2 Read More