A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Handpicked fruit from the Gimblett Gravels – 53% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Cabernet Franc. An inkily black-garnet colour. The perfume is laden with plenty of ripe dark fruits …
Elephant Hill Stone Merlot Cabernets 2020 Read More
A wine from the Wairarapa region – Schubert’s flagship wines are their excellent Pinot Noirs, but they also make a range of other wines – white and red (and rosé). …
Schubert Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Read More
One of a pair of Rieslings from this producer – this one made with a touch of botrytis and residual sugar. The perfume has apricot, lemon, apple, jasmine, cherry cola …
Terrace Edge Liquid Geography Riesling 2025 Read More
This is the first vintage of making a Martinborough Pinot Noir where talented winemaker Daniel Brennan got to really call the shots (picking dates, cooperage etc). I liked it on …
Testify Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
What I think should be on your festive table this year (or on your Santa List!) OMG, it is already the 11th of December! How the heck has that happened? …
The WineFolio Christmas Cracker 2025 Read More
A wine from Martinborough – and a label I haven’t had the chance to explore much before. A silvery lemon-green colour in the glass. The nose features classic, quite european, …
Colombo Chardonnay 2024 Read More
Made from Primitivo grapes grown down in the heat of the ‘heel’ of southern Italy – a boisterous 15% alcohol. A deep burgundy purple colour, with ripe and plush fruit …
Cantina Sava ‘Ritardatario’ Primitivo di Manduria 2022 Read More
A grape varietal that is hard to find in New Zealand – certainly unusual to see it bottled on its own – being best known as an element in Rhône …
Stormwood Marsanne 2022 Read More
A Méthode Traditionnelle from Esses Estate – the only vineyard in the Kaikoura township, sitting at the base of Mt Fyffe. From the 20-year old vines in their small 1.5ha …
Esses ‘Encore’ Méthode Traditionnelle 2016 Read More
A wine from the Escarpment Home Block vineyard on the Martinborough Terrace – a wine that Larry McKenna used to make along the lines of the Weißburgunder dry whites from …
Escarpment ‘Blanc’ Pinot Blanc 2025 Read More