A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Fruit was grown at the original vineyard from 30 year old ungrafted vines and a small portion of the 13 year old top block, at Black Estate in North Canterbury. …
Black Estate Home Block Pinot Noir 2023 Read More
A wine that has been awarded ‘Best International Chardonnay’ at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) in May 2024. The wine also won the ‘New Zealand White Trophy’ and the ‘New …
Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2021 Read More
A wine from Clevedon in south east Auckland – considered by some to be the best red wine in the country. It has an unusual component of Carménère in the …
Puriri Hills Pope 2020 Read More
A varietal best known in Austria – it is what Sauvignon Blanc is to NZ. Little-grown in this country, this version comes from the organic Morrison Vineyard at Pisa in …
Mount Edward Grüner Veltliner 2018 Read More
A sister wine to the excellent single vineyard Pinot Noir by this producer (https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=8372). This expression is a blend of different vineyards, and has a fresher, youthful edge to it. …
Foxes Island ‘Ma Muse’ Pinot Noir 2021 Read More
Destiny Bay is a Waiheke Island producer that I visited pre-Covid, and tasted through the range, both in barrel and in bottle – see my article here > https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=5201). The …
Destiny Bay ‘Mystae’ 2020 Read More
A wine from North Canterbury. A translucent green/lemon in the glass. Scented with grapefruit, lime, guava, candy apple, lychee, dried pineapple and juniper. The palate is tightly structured and basically …
Bryterlater ‘Svelte’ Riesling 2023 Read More
A wine from Villa Maria’s ‘Single Vineyard’ range – the Twyford Gravels vineyard sits right in the middle of the Gimblett Gravels, in Hawke’s Bay. A dense ruby colour, quite …
Villa Maria ‘Twyford Gravels Vineyard’ Merlot 2004 Read More
The 1999 Reserve wine from C.J. Pask – the Declaration was a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Malbec blend from the Gimblett Gravels, by winemaker Kate Radburnd. An opaque inky deep red colour in …
C.J. Pask Declaration 1999 Read More
This Pinot Blanc is grown at Mount Edward’s Morrison vineyard in Central Otago. A pale gold in the glass, with flashes of a silvery green at the edges. A piquant, …
Mount Edward Pinot Blanc 2023 Read More