WineFolio best wines of the year – 2024
Welcome to the end of the year round up where I look at my ten favourite wines of the year. This is what I consider to be the best of …
WineFolio best wines of the year – 2024 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Welcome to the end of the year round up where I look at my ten favourite wines of the year. This is what I consider to be the best of …
WineFolio best wines of the year – 2024 Read MoreFrom the beautiful Hawke’s Bay vineyard of the same name – made from organic Sauvignon Blanc with plenty of skin contact before pressing. A slightly opaque golden colour, with just …
The Supernatural 2022 Read MoreA Marlborough wine, blended from four different clones from grapes grown at the producer’s home vineyard in the lower Wairau Valley, the Wrekin Vineyard on the clay hillsides of the …
Astrolabe Chardonnay 2023 Read MoreOne of New Zealand’s great ‘Bordeaux style’ red wines – from a steep hillside vineyard in Bayview, Hawke’s Bay. The low yielding vines were planted back in 1989 and The …
Esk Valley Heipipi The Terraces 2020 Read MoreThere wouldn’t be many more than a dozen vineyards in the country that are regarded as such top-level quality that their names are instantly recognisable to wine fans and writ …
Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay 2016 Read MoreOne of the Elephant Hill designations – each expression drawn from one of ‘Sea’ (Te Awanga), ‘Earth’ (Bridge Pa) and ‘Stone’ (Gimblett Gravels). A pale gold colour in the glass. …
Elephant Hill ‘Earth’ Chardonnay 2022 Read MoreUsing Syrah from the Hopesgrove vineyard in Hawke’s Bay in a natural style, and designed to be served lightly chilled. In the glass it is darker than a rosé – …
Aard ‘Le Petit’ Syrah 2023 Read MoreA first release for this new label comes from the McCreanor Vineyard in Martinborough. A pale, lemon colour in the glass, with just a sheen of silvery metallic to the …
Oraterra Pinot Gris 2023 Read MoreA wine from Oslavia in the Friuli region of Italy – next to the border with Slovenia. Made from Ribolla grapes fermented in Georgian amphorae buried underground, then aged in …
Gravner Ribolla Gialla 2013 Read MoreA white wine made from a blend of two varietals – 80% Chardonnay and 20% Viognier. A pale green-straw colour in the glass. The perfume is quite lively and aromatic, …
Hopesgrove ‘Cumulus’ 2023 Read More