A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
This Hawke’s Bay Syrah is made from fruit off the Estate’s Te Awanga vineyards. An inky and dark purple colour in the glass. The note is lively and juicy, with blueberry, …
Clearview Estate ‘Cape Kidnappers’ Syrah 2024 Read More
A riesling using grapes from their Rapaura vineyard, in the heart of Marlborough. A translucent, bright silvery green colour in the glass. Intense but light on the nose, with aromas …
Wairau River Summer Riesling 2025 Read More
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