A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Chardonnay from ‘the golden slopes’ of Gisborne – handpicked and whole bunch pressed. Showing a vibrant golden-green colour in the glass. The perfume is equally golden with quince, yellow …
TW Platinum Chardonnay 2017 Read More
A white wine made by GroCo – the company name of the Gisborne Wine Growers Co-operative, representing over thirty local wine growers. Winemakers Mark Thompson and Anita Ewart-Croy make the …
Ngā Mihi Albariño 2024 Read More
A Pinot Noir from their ‘icon range’ of wines – made from Te Muna Road vineyard fruit, grown on the outskirts of Martinborough, Wairarapa. A dense, bold purple colour in …
Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir 2015 Read More
From the Wrekin vineyard in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys sub-region. With some bottle age, this has a pale golden glow in the glass. The bouquet shows spice and a very alluring …
Astrolabe Wrekin Chenin Blanc 2016 Read More
The second ten-year old Hawke’s Bay Viognier to cross my path in a few days, after the Falconhead 2014 (www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=12483 ) last week! A pale steely green colour, with flashes …
De la Terre Reserve Viognier 2015 Read More
A new wine from the well-established McCreanor Vineyard in Martinborough – where Wilco Lam and his team have found a new home for their Oraterra label. A deep plum-ruby colour …
Oraterra Pinot Noir 2023 Read More
A dry style of riesling from a single vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago. A translucent silver-green in the glass. The bouquet is buoyant with flavours of lime, apple, satsuma, preserved …
Misha’s Vineyard Lyric Riesling 2022 Read More
From one of Marlborough’s ‘name vineyards’ in the Southern Valleys sub-region. A shining ruby-burgundy colour in the glass. Damson plum, rosehip, elderberry, cherry, incense and liquorice sit amongst lavender, lilac …
Astrolabe Wrekin Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020 Read More
One of three single block Pinot Noirs, Slapjack Block is located in the heart of the Terra Sancta Estate – the oldest vines in Bannockburn, planted in clay soils in …
Terra Sancta ‘Slapjack Block’ Pinot Noir 2015 Read More
According to Te Motu “In Maori legend, Tipua is a shape-shifter. The Tipua wine is only made in an exceptional vintage and only then when one variety from that vintage …
Te Motu Tipua 2019 Read More