SOHO Revolver 2019
A red blend from Waiheke – featuring Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Deep, dark ruby coloured in the glass, with lively aromas of red plum, cranberry, cassis, wood smoke, date, …
SOHO Revolver 2019 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A red blend from Waiheke – featuring Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Deep, dark ruby coloured in the glass, with lively aromas of red plum, cranberry, cassis, wood smoke, date, …
SOHO Revolver 2019 Read MoreChurch Road have expanded their ‘Gwen’ range – now with a Rosé, Pinot Gris and a Chardonnay. From the Matapiro Vineyard at Crownthorpe Terraces, the Pinot Gris shows a varietal …
Church Road ‘Gwen’ Pinot Gris 2020 Read MoreFrom Marlborough – a new label to me – by Matthew Goode (see our Q&A – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=4631), comes this 2021 Riesling. A pale straw in the glass, with a lively …
The Goode Wine Co. Riesling 2021 Read MoreA much-awarded chardonnay from Hawke’s Bay which has won a huge pile of awards over the years, and was definitely at the forefront of what could be called the ‘modern’ …
Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2019 Read MoreA Hawke’s Bay wine – from the St John estate vineyard in Bridge Pa. Deep ruby colour in the glass, with redcurrant, smoky spices, orange rind, fig, pepper and violet …
Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Syrah 2017 Read MorePart of the Villa Maria Single Vineyard collection of wines. From a coastal block in the Awatere valley, Marlborough. Bright and aromatic on the nose, with a mineral, saline note …
Villa Maria Single Vineyard ‘Seaspray’ Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Read MoreA single vineyard rosé – made from Marlborough Pinot Noir, kept on skins just a few hours to produce this pale salmon pink colour in the glass. Perfumed with raspberry, …
St Clair Pioneer Block Rosé 2021 Read MoreA chance to delve into the expert winemaking of Daniel Le Brun at No.1 Family Estate – this box set of two wines coming from the same source. The Reserve …
Two from One – No.1 Family Estate Read MoreA wine that just keeps winning – receiving the Trophy for Champion Syrah at both the NZIWS and the Royal Easter Show. Beautifully aromatic, with black doris plum, bramble, white …
Church Road McDonald Series Syrah 2019 Read MoreFrom Cairnmuir Road in Bannockburn. Pale lemon-green in the glass, with an elegant nose fragranced with succulent mandarin, blanched almond, lime, apple, ginger and elderflower. Zesty acidity is focussed, intense, …
Ceres ‘Black Rabbit’ Riesling 2017 Read More