Reviews

The icon wine from the Bridge Pa, Hawke’s Bay, label Paritua is aimed at making a wine that can sit alongside the best of New Zealand’s ‘Bordeaux Blend’ reds. Only …

Paritua ’21.12’ 2013 Read More

An organic, vegan friendly and single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. What sets this apart is the use of tannin extracted from green tea leaves (Camelia sinesis) in the winemaking …

Love Block Tee Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read More

A new wine to the Craggy Range line-up – coming from Clone 115 fruit grown on their Te Muna Road vineyards in Martinborough. A medium-density cardinal/ruby red colour in the …

Craggy Range ‘Block 1’ Pinot Noir 2024 Read More

A revisit of a wine that I first tasted back in 2024 – ‘Cumulus’ is a white wine made from a blend of two varietals – 80% Chardonnay and 20% …

Hopesgrove ‘Cumulus’ white blend 2023 Read More

A single vineyard wine, from the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay. This was released from the excellent 2019 vintage and I tasted it on release – so today is …

Trinity Hill ‘125 Gimblett’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More

Dry River in Martinborough started out as an aromatic white wine producer in 1979 before becoming perhaps better-known – as did Martinborough itself – for Pinot Noir. For me, these …

Dry River Craighall Vineyard Selection Riesling 2016 Read More

From Wanaka, and a part of their vineyard that has some of New Zealand’s oldest Pinot Noir planted. A dark ruby purple colour in the glass. The bouquet has plenty …

Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2021 Read More

A wine from a low-fi producer in the Moutere region of Nelson – using organic fruit. This orange wine is a skin-fermented blend of Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc and …

Unkel ‘Life’s a Beach’ Orange 2023 Read More

From the 110 hectare Clos Henri Estate whose vineyards feature at least three different soil structures. A bright, translucent, very pale lemon-green colour in the glass. On the nose there’s …

Clos Henri Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Read More

A Syrah from Paewhenua Island, near Cable Bay in Northland. A glossy, dark ruby in the glass. The vineyard is on a peninsula overlooking the ocean, and the wine has …

Dancing Petrel Syrah 2022 Read More