A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
The fruit comes from a coastal site near Cape Kidnappers/Te Awanga with a soil profile of shallow, warm clay loams. 2020 was a somewhat challenging growing season that saw Spring …
Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 Read More
A riesling from Martinborough – a region best known for Pinot Noir, but which does produce very good whites, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay – and some producers …
Nga Waka Riesling 2025 Read More
A Central Otago Pinot Noir – made with fruit from both Gibbston and Bannockburn sub-regions by the boutique producer based in Waikato (read about a visit here – https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=12111.) It …
Takapoto Estate Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 Read More
CJ Pask is a pioneer in the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, with 90 hectares of vines in the area. This wine was made by Kate Radburnd – one …
CJ Pask Declaration Syrah 2009 Read More
A Waiheke Island wine, from the label’s top tier – sealed with a cork. The fruit is grown in a small plot on the Estate in the Onetangi Valley. A …
Tantalus Cachette Reserve Chardonnay 2018 Read More
From a ‘game of two halves’ vintage which saw the first half through until January characterised by exceptional heat, with warmer than normal overnight temperatures. The second half saw temperatures …
Felton Road Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
From the pioneer of wine growing in the region. Hermann Seifried, an Austrian winemaker married South Island girl, Agnes; and in 1973, they purchased land in the Moutere Valley, where …
Seifried Riesling 2001 Read More
2013 was an exceptionally strong vintage in the Hawke’s Bay and this wine was selected as part of the Gimblett Gravels Growers Association ‘Annual Vintage Selection’ where a dozen wines …
Newton Forrest Cornerstone 2013 Read More
A new tasting of an old favourite. I have shares in a company that owns vineyards – Terra Vitae – and the Twyford Gravels vineyard in the middle of the …
Villa Maria ‘Twyford Gravels Vineyard’ Merlot 2004 Read More
A wine from Wanaka in Central Otago – the fruit sourced from an elevated site in Queensberry, the vineyard having gravel, schist and mineral quartz soils. This 2014 vintage was …
Black Peak Riesling 2014 Read More