A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From this boutique Martinborough label comes this offbeat red blend of equal parts Pinot Noir and Sangiovese. The Pinot Noir comes from the biogro-certified Grava vineyard, just south of Martinborough, …
Halite Light Dry Red 2025 Read More
A Chardonnay from the old riverbed soils of the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke’s Bay. A vibrant golden green in the glass, with inviting, complex aromas of white peach, lemon, grapefruit, …
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2023 Read More
A New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that strays far from the path well-trodden by the majority of Marlborough examples. From a single vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago, there is a much …
Misha’s Vineyard ‘The Starlet’ Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Read More
From hand-picked fruit grown in the Blue Earth Vineyard in Martinborough. The 2023 vintage in Martinborough was a challenging season for growers with the wet, humid conditions of a La …
Moy Hall Dunrobin Pinot Noir 2023 Read More
A Rosé from handpicked fruit from select vineyard blocks of The Landing’s vineyard on the Purerua Peninsula in the Bay of Islands. A pale coral pink colour in the glass. …
The Landing Rosé 2025 Read More
Kin is the second-tier label from Central Otago label Te Kano. It comes from a small block of Mendoza clone Chardonnay on their Northburn Vineyard. For a second tier wine, …
Te Kano ‘Kin’ Chardonnay 2021 Read More
A wine from a block on the Estate ‘Elms’ vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago, at twenty years of age in the bottle. A deep ruby-garnet in the glass – not …
Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2006 Read More
An Australian Chardonnay – from the slopes of Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills. One of a few from the West Island that it pays to keep an eye on, and …
Shaw + Smith ‘Lenswood’ Chardonnay 2017 Read More
A single-vineyard wine from Central Otago – from the Estate vineyard in Bendigo. A pale coral pink colour in the glass. The perfume is lively and bright with aromas of …
Misha’s Vineyard The Soloist Pinot Rosé 2025 Read More
A French wine from the Montagne-Saint-Émilion region, produced by the Edmond de Rothschild Heritage estate, who are linked to New Zealand through their estates at Akarua in Bannockburn and Rimapare …
Château de Malengin ‘Eve’ 2021 Read More