A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From the estate home block vineyard overlooking the Kina Peninsula in the Nelson region. Winner of a Gold Medal at NZIWS for this vintage. The bouquet has a slight reductivity …
Sea Level ‘Home Block’ Chardonnay 2021 Read More
Winning both the ‘Other Whites’ Champion Trophy at the National Wine Awards Aotearoa, and a Gold medal at NZIWS last year – this is a rare example of the italian …
Beach House ‘La Plage’ Arneis 2025 Read More
A wine from the Omaka Valley in Marlborough – winner of the Champion Chardonnay Trophy at the National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand 2024. A pale straw colour in …
St. Clair Pioneer Block 10 ‘Twin Hills’ Chardonnay 2022 Read More
This Hawke’s Bay Syrah is made from fruit off the Estate’s Te Awanga vineyards. An inky and dark purple colour in the glass. The note is lively and juicy, with blueberry, …
Clearview Estate ‘Cape Kidnappers’ Syrah 2024 Read More
A riesling using grapes from their Rapaura vineyard, in the heart of Marlborough. A translucent, bright silvery green colour in the glass. Intense but light on the nose, with aromas …
Wairau River Summer Riesling 2025 Read More
A single vineyard wine from Bendigo in Central Otago, using Gewürztraminer grapes picked late in the harvest. A deep orange-gold colour in the glass. Very aromatic, with an enticing blast …
Misha’s Vineyard ‘The Cadenza’ Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2025 Read More
A wine from Bannockburn in Central Otago – the 2021 vintage Riesling was no.2 in the WineFolio Top 10 Tasting of January 2022. A clear-cut, very pale steely green colour …
Dicey Riesling 2024 Read More
A wine from Marlborough – winner of a Silver medal at NZIWS in the 2023 awards. A pale, silvery lemon colour in the glass. An inviting perfume that has excellent …
Babydoll Pinot Gris 2023 Read More
The only one of the Kumeu River single vineyard Chardonnays to come from Hawke’s Bay – this vintage was the second release from the limestone soil hillside vineyard. A pale …
Kumeu River ‘Rays Road’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A wine from the Arnold vineyard in Hawke’s Bay – made the year after Kate Radburnd left Vidal, by Elise Montgomery. Sealed under cork, and at well over thirty years …
Vidal Reserve Gewürztraminer 1991 Read More