A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From the Gimblett Gravels, the excellent Hawke’s Bay 2019 vintage. Translucent, medium ruby in the glass, with youthful aromas of lilac, plum, cinnamon and redcurrant. Vivid and fleshed with bright …
Stonecroft Zinfandel 2019 Read More
Moving from Singapore, Andy and Misha Wilkinson spend eighteen months searching for the perfect spot to pursue a new passion – a patch of land that would produce heart-stoppingly good …
Misha’s Vineyard Vertical Tasting – March 2021 Read More
When Takaki Okada was growing up in Tokyo, Japan, he naturally had no inkling of the world of fine wine that he now inhabits as an adult living and making …
Celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of Folium Read More
A Hawke’s Bay wine, from the Tantallon vineyard in Bridge Pa. A portion fermented in barrel and the remainder in tank. Invitingly aromatic, with a lifted jasmine, then lemon, oyster …
FalconHead Viognier 2019 Read More
From Ohiti Valley, Hawke’s Bay comes this reserve wine with a few years under its belt, and 2016 a cracking year for Chardonnays. It’s a very pale straw colour in …
Gunn Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2016 Read More
From the Terra Sancta vineyard on Felton Road, a lone plot of Pinot Gris amongst the oldest Pinot Noir vines on the property. A brilliant straw colour, with bold aromas …
Terra Sancta ‘Lola’s Block’ Pinot Gris 2019 Read More
Going back to this cracking range of wines from Tohu – I tasted the Riesling after it won a Gold medal at NZIWS last year and it was excellent. This …
Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2018 Read More
Made in the Wairarapa, but from fruit in Bridge Pa, Hawke’s Bay – Mendoza and Clone 15 grapes from a single vineyard. A brilliant pale straw colour in the glass …
Matahiwi ‘Holly’ Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 Read More
From the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago comes this gorgeous Pinot Noir – aged for 5 years and ready for drinking now. A lighter colour in the glass than some …
Misha’s Vineyard ‘The High Note’ Pinot Noir 2015 Read More
From the biodyanamic Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley, this Marlborough Reserve wine spends an extra 6 months in puncheons after its initial 11 months barrel fermentation. Pale straw …
Seresin Reserve Chardonnay 2016 Read More