A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Elephant Hill Salomé Chardonnay 2020 Using grapes from the Sea vineyard at Te Awanga this year. Pale gold in the glass. An enticing nose of grapefruit, peach, pear, nougat, and lemon …
Elephant Hill – new Icon wine releases Read More
A deep crimson/ruby in the glass, with an intensely aromatic nose filled with raspberry, thyme, bubblegum, mocha, blueberry, red plum and a floral lift of rose petal and violets. Crunchy …
Dicey Gamay 2021 Read More
A wine from McLaren Vale that’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. With a few years in bottle, this is ready to drink now, but …
D’Arenberg ‘The Galvo Garage’ 2018 Read More
A single vineyard wine from Eden Valley, 500-600m up, and one of the coolest sites in the Barossa. A winner of a Gold Medal at NZIWS this year. Pale green-straw …
Krondorf Single Site High Eden Riesling 2021 Read More
A very pale golden straw colour in the glass, with a definite green edging. Huge aromatics, with that definitive Marlborough perfume, but with a twist. Lots of green notes, but …
Villa Maria Wairau Valley Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Read More
A rare red variety, from Marlborough legend Hans Herzog, whose patchwork of varietals in his vineyard includes this classic Austrian grape – St Laurent. With a Pinot-like nose, perfumed and …
Hans Herzog St Laurent 2016 Read More
A Martinborough wine, from the Estate block on Huangarua Road – with identifiably local flavours – savoury, bloody and with heaps of spice. A dark burgundy in the glass, with …
Nga Waka Lease Block Pinot Noir 2020 Read More
From selected vineyards in Marlborough, comes this fragrant Sauvignon Blanc – fresh and aromatic on opening the bottle – the perfume is quite powerful. Showing passionfruit, grapefruit, blackcurrant, feijoa, lime …
Edwin Fox Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Read More
From Central Hawke’s Bay – a hillside site on limestone, near Waipawa. In a simply fabulous spot drinking and age-wise, with about eight years in the bottle. A brilliant mid-ruby …
Lime Rock Pinot Noir 2014 Read More
A Malbec from Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Varietally true, showing an inky purple colour in the glass. Perfumed with dark plum, bay leaf, cheese rind, tobacco, bramble, cacao nib …
The Islander ‘The Independence’ 2016 Read More