A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A single vineyard wine from Bendigo in Central Otago, using Gewürztraminer grapes picked late in the harvest. A deep orange-gold colour in the glass. Very aromatic, with an enticing blast …
Misha’s Vineyard ‘The Cadenza’ Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2025 Read More
A wine from Bannockburn in Central Otago – the 2021 vintage Riesling was no.2 in the WineFolio Top 10 Tasting of January 2022. A clear-cut, very pale steely green colour …
Dicey Riesling 2024 Read More
A wine from Marlborough – winner of a Silver medal at NZIWS in the 2023 awards. A pale, silvery lemon colour in the glass. An inviting perfume that has excellent …
Babydoll Pinot Gris 2023 Read More
The only one of the Kumeu River single vineyard Chardonnays to come from Hawke’s Bay – this vintage was the second release from the limestone soil hillside vineyard. A pale …
Kumeu River ‘Rays Road’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A wine from the Arnold vineyard in Hawke’s Bay – made the year after Kate Radburnd left Vidal, by Elise Montgomery. Sealed under cork, and at well over thirty years …
Vidal Reserve Gewürztraminer 1991 Read More
A wine from Tarras – grown on their Bendigo vineyard in Central Otago, in the blazing hot vintage of 2018. A garnet-red colour in the glass. Cherry, plum, raspberry, black …
Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
A Riesling from Bannockburn in Central Otago – Block 1 is a north-facing section of the Elms Vineyard, with heavy silt soils. At fifteen years of age, it is showing …
Felton Road ‘Block 1’ Riesling 2010 Read More
A Central Otago Pinot Gris from Yoshiaki & Kyoko Sato – using hand-picked fruit from the Red Shed Vineyard / Defiance Vineyards. Kept on skins for around 30 days, with …
Sato Pinot Gris ‘L’Atypique’ 2023 Read More
Syrah from Northland – specifically on Paewhenua Island, which is near Cable Bay. A dark garnet red in the glass. Rich and complex aromas of blackberry, plum, dark cherry and …
Dancing Petrel Syrah 2023 Read More
Using hand-picked Clone 15 Chardonnay grapes from the vineyard block next to the winery – in a great vintage. Translucently pale and a lemon-green colour in the glass. Grapefruit, satsuma, …
Paritua ‘Willow’ Chardonnay 2024 Read More