A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A wine from right down at the southern tip of what would be considered the Marlborough winegrowing region, on the coast at Kēkerengū. A pale, silvery yellow in the glass, …
Astrolabe Kēkerengū Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Read More
A wine from the Gisborne Region – and a bit of leftfield option for a weekend wine, given that it is well over thirty years old! There’s not many New …
Villa Maria Private Bin Gewürztraminer 1991 Read More
I’m not one to turn down the opportunity to try wines side by side that have a few years age difference – wine is always a learning game, and the …
Framingham Select Riesling: 2016 vs 2024 Read More
A special project that I’ve only seen from this 2015 vintage. I understand it was a set of three wines, using 100% whole bunch ferments and the same 777 clone …
Gibbston Valley ‘Bendigo Uncut’ Pinot Noir 2015 Read More
At a lunch, the sommelier suggests that this wine is “the best Chardonnay on the island” – so I have to try it! A pale peachy-gold colour in the glass, …
Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2022 Read More
A red blend, from Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay, sealed under cork. A Merlot-dominant wine, it also contains the Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. An opaque …
Clearview Estate Old Olive Block 2003 Read More
A single vineyard wine, from a hectare of vines that capture the last of the days sunlight in Bannockburn, Central Otago. A bright, pale straw colour in the glass. The …
Bald Hills ‘Last Light’ Riesling 2024 Read More
Other than the ‘Annual Chardonnay Collection’ – that showcases the best wines of any vintage – that I have been reviewing for the last three years; December 2020 was the …
New wines and emerging varietals from Hawke’s Bay Read More
Grown on the Churton biodynamic and organic vineyard above the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough. Natural State Field Blend is a composition of their three white varieties – Viognier, Petit Manseng and …
Churton ‘Natural State’ Field Blend 2022 Read More
A wine from Marlborough – mostly Mendoza clone, with the balance being Clone 95. A pale golden green in the glass. The perfume is bright and full, leading with a …
Greywacke Chardonnay 2022 Read More