A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
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
From hand-picked fruit, grown in the Rapaura vineyard surrounding the winery in the Wairau valley, Marlborough. Gewürz means spicy so the grape name literally means ‘spicy traminer’. A light, intense …
Wairau River Reserve Gewürztraminer 2024 Read More