Reviews

I found time this week to run through the latest wines from one of my favourite small labels – B.wine from Martinborough. I’d dropped in to see Christine Burki at …

B.wine recent releases Read More

A sparkling wine from Kaikoura – a vineyard with twenty-year old Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. Released after a minimum of five years on lees in bottle. A pale straw …

Esses ‘Coeur de Cuvée’ Méthode Traditionnelle 2015 Read More

The London Wine Competition has produced 4x Gold and 3x Silver medals for Yealands. The Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 being the star performer – recognised as the Best …

Yealands win Best in Show at London Wine Competition Read More

From Hawke’s Bay, this skin-contact Pinot Gris sees the fruit macerated for two weeks in Tinajas (amphorae) before pressing, giving an terracotta-orange colour in the glass. No additions at any stage, …

Amoise ‘Gris’ 2022 Read More

Looking through the reviews on WineFolio, it comes as no surprise that my favourite wine varietal is a white grape – Chardonnay. When I lived in Europe, it wasn’t always …

Clearview Estate – 2 x new Chardonnays from 2022 Read More

A new tier of icon wines from The Landing in Northland’s Bay of Islands. Their Syrah was the winner of the WineFolio Top 10 Tasting of Syrah – no small …

The Landing ‘Madre’ Syrah 2020 Read More

A Chardonnay from Waiheke Island that has changed style a bit over the years – from the big OTT monster of fifteen years ago, that was a quite a cult …

Man O’ War Valhalla Chardonnay 2020 Read More

A Bannockburn wine from the Long Gully vineyard near the Kawarau River – one of the oldest sites in the region. The wine is ten years old now, but bright …

Mt Difficulty Long Gully Chenin Blanc 2013 Read More

A Martinborough Pinot Noir – the vineyard sits adjacent to Dry River on the Martinborough Terrace, and comes from their Dijon and Abel clones – in a low-yielding vintage. A …

Devotus Pinot Noir 2021 Read More