A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A pale, silvery lemon-green colour in the glass. A bright and ripe perfume shows apricot, lemon peel, ginger, green apple, honey, sliced fennel and jasmine florals. Off-dry into the palate, …
Bald Hills ‘Last Light’ Riesling 2022 Read More
At the top of the Mt Maude vineyard, there are six rows of Dijon clone Pinot Noir clones – planted for each of the six grandchildren of owner’s Dawn and …
Maude ‘Kid’s Block’ Pinot Noir 2023 Read More
Moving onto the second half of the box that arrived from www.laithwaites.co.nz. There are two whites – both fairly unusual varietals for these shores – and then five more reds …
An early-Autumn mixed box from Laithwaites.co.nz – part 2 Read More
From the oldest blocks of Riesling at Heaphy, in Moutere – this is the 50th vintage. A translucent lemon-green colour in the glass. A bouquet of lime, green apple, white …
Heaphy Old Vine Riesling 2023 Read More
A Pinot Gris from grapes grown in Grovetown, in the Lower Wairau Valley of Marlborough. A pale straw colour in the glass. Scented with pear, nectarine, apple pie, almond, white …
Huia Pinot Gris 2024 Read More
From a relatively new winery (and label) established in the Upper Moutere region of Tasman in 2015. The palest silvery green, with just a touch of gold, in the glass. …
Abel Tasman Chardonnay 2021 Read More
An Albariño from the Bridge Pa Triangle sub-region of Hawke’s Bay – and winner of the Trophy for Champion ‘Other White Wine Varieties’ at the New Zealand International Wine Show …
Sileni Advocate Grand Reserve Albariño 2024 Read More
Made from hand-picked Pinot Noir grown at the biodynamic Churton vineyard in Marlborough. It sits at the crossroads of rosé and light red wines – a coppery, light garnet red …
A Thousand Gods Love Letters 2023 Read More
Regular readers will know what a treat it is for me when I get a mystery mixed box from the wine-subscription service www.Laithwaites.co.nz. I never know in advance what’s coming, and …
An early-Autumn box from Laithwaites – part 1 Read More
Winemaker and owner Simon Waghorn has been using Chardonnay fruit from the Wrekin vineyard in the Southern Valleys sub-region of Marlborough for over a decade. A bright golden straw colour …
Astrolabe Wrekin Chardonnay 2020 Read More