A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Marlborough wine, from Dillons Point on the lower Wairau Plains, showing a rich nose of guava, green apple, grapefruit and lime zest. Fairly complex and concentrated. Juicy on the …
Holdaway Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
From their ‘Seasonal’ range, comes a chardonnay from Crownthorpe Clone 15 fruit. Classic, pale lemon yellow-green colour, with citrus flower, gunflint roast almond and peach aromas on the nose. A …
The Hunting Lodge Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 Read More
Handpicked fruit from The Landing estate in the excellent 2019 vintage, this barrique-fermented Chardonnay is a vibrant pale lemon-yellow in the glass. Aromas of peach, orange blossom and roast almond …
The Landing Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A single vineyard wine, from the Maybern vineyard behind the Johanneshof Cellar Door in Koromiko, in Marlborough. A translucent scarlet colour – with a gleam of orange and gold at …
Johanneshof Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 Read More
Organised Chaos Pinot Gris 2020 A Hawke’s Bay wine, made with Eskdale fruit. A bright pale gold, greening at the edges – invitingly crisp and fresh on the nose. Perfumed …
Organised Chaos 2020 whites: Pinot Gris • Chardonnay • Chenin Blanc Read More
From the Te Muna Road vineyard in Martinborough, comes this Pinot Gris from the excellent 2020 vintage. Palest silvery lemon-green in the glass, with scintillating floral notes and perfumed with …
Craggy Range Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2020 Read More
Skin-fermented 80% whole bunch Sauvignon Blanc from Hawke’s Bay – not your run-of-the-mill offering. The warmer 2020 vintage has brought this back from the taut awkward beginner, into a more …
Halcyon Days Kotare 2020 Read More
Central Otago fruit goes into a distinctive version of Sauvignon Blanc – a silvery, bright, pale yellow with aromas of white-fleshed peach, citrus blossom, passionfruit and lime underpinned with green …
Chard Farm ‘Swiftburn’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
A Pinot Noir rosé, hand-picked during the amazing but COVID-affected vintage of 2020. The colour is spot on – an alluring pale, bright watermelon pink. Appealingly perfumed – quite a …
Bald Hills ‘Friends & Lovers’ single vineyard Rosé 2020 Read More
Seltzer seems to be this summer’s new tipple – a bit like Prosecco or Rosé in the last couple of years. I’ve seen heaps of varieties in the stores (and …
TINK Tropical Seltzer Read More