Reviews

From the North Canterbury pioneers – and their vineyards oldest ungrafted vines – a wine only made in exceptional years. A dark ruby colour in the glass, with a powerful …

A wine from Bendigo, Gibbston and Pisa sub-regions of Central Otago, brought together in a dry expression of one of Central’s best varietal offerings – Riesling! In our Top 10 …

From the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. A bright ruby-garnet in the glass with no signs of age in the colour this far. An earthy, mineral perfume underlines some ripe, dark …

A dense ruby-black in the glass, with a power-packed perfume that comes racing out of the bottle. Blackberry, redcurrant and cassis lead, with ripe plum, cloves, graphite, five spice and …

A bit of an iconic Syrah – one of the wines to really put Hawke’s Bay Syrah on the map. I know more than one person who regards this as …

A white blend, from ‘natural’ wine pioneers in Martinborough. A hazy pale lemon-straw in the glass. Vibrant, summery aromas of pineapple, melon, lemon curd and red apple on the nose. …

A skin-ferment ‘orange’ wine from Central Otago, made from Gibbston Pinot Gris fruit. A clear, bright, pale amber colour in the glass. A tangy perfume of red apple, kumquat, oriental …

Using Merlot fruit from Carter’s Jomara vineyard, at Onetangi on Waiheke island – a sparkling Rosé with a bright, fairly dark, ruby colour in the glass. A fine bead of …