A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A wine from the Awatere Valley vineyard. The colour is clear, pale and with a green tinge to the translucent gold in the glass. A terrific blast of perfume that …
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Read More
A wine from Alexandra in Central Otago – winner of a Gold Medal at the NZIWS in 2024. The colour is a clear, pale coral pink in the glass. The …
Judge Rock ‘Innocent’ Rosé 2024 Read More
A return to taste a wine that I first met in May last year (and had thought to go back to sooner than this) – https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=8494. But this is a …
Filly Chardonnay 2023 Read More
A wine from Waiheke – a small single vineyard block – in a great vintage for 2020. A bright ruby purple colour in the glass. Effusively aromatic and quite varietally-typical. …
Mawhitipana Estate Syrah 2020 Read More
Coming from the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley, which stretches inland from the coastal town of Hermanus, South Africa – an area first planted in 1976. A translucent pale straw …
Newton Johnson ‘Family Vineyards’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A return to Vinho Verde’s origins. Back then, the name Vinho Verde was not used – ‘Pardusco’ was the name given to red wines with a translucent, brick red colour …
Anselmo Mendes Pardusco Vinho Verde Tinto 2022 Read More
A white wine from Martinborough, using hand picked fruit from Drummond Farm. A light gold colour in the glass. Distinctively Sauvignon on the nose, with passionfruit, lemongrass, white peach, blackcurrant …
Filly Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read More
A wine originating from the Lowburn sub-region of Central Otago. A deep purple ink colour in the glass. Vibrantly aromatic, showing regional-identifying touches of black cherry, thyme and peppercorn to …
Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 Read More
A varietal that it best known for dry white wines from Galicia in north-western Spain – now becoming widely planted in New Zealand – local Albariños won Gold medals five …
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Albariño 2023 Read More
A return to taste a wine that I reviewed a couple of years ago, at the start of 2022. As a critic, it is a good exercise to see look …
Trinity Hill ‘The Trinity’ 2021 (updated) Read More