Reviews

Tasted at the Huka Honey Hive in Taupo, this is a local ‘mead’ made from New Zealand manuka honey – the iconic wine of Bemrose Estate. A deep golden colour …

Bemrose Estate Wintermede Read More

The new labelling of what was previously Millton’s ‘Riverpoint Vineyard’ Viognier. A bright golden shade in the glass. A good varietal typicity to the bouquet, with pear, melon, cardamom, acacia, …

Millton ‘Clos Samuel’ Viognier 2021 Read More

A Hawke’s Bay wine, from this producer’s excellent range of Syrah bottlings – with this one being deliberately “released young”. A mid-ruby gloss in the glass. It is intensely scented …

Trinity Hill Syrah 2022 Read More

One of this label’s single vineyard whites, from the Taylors Pass vineyard on the northern bank of the Awatere River in Marlborough – in a very good vintage. A pale …

Villa Maria Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2023 Read More

A Pinot Noir from Nelson – using a variety of clones (Abel, 10/5 and Pommard Clone 5) from the Twin Rivers and Livingston Road vineyards on the Waimea Plains, plus …

Sheild Pinot Noir 2023 Read More

A wine from the Motueka region of Nelson – and a Gold Medal winner at the New Zealand International Wine Show this year. A pale silvery green colour in the …

Torrent Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Read More

A ‘Bordeaux style’ red blend from Hawke’s Bay, that changes composition depending on the vintage – the ’15 being Cabernet Sauvignon (54%), Merlot (36%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). A slightly …

Te Mata Coleraine 2015 Read More

The Champion Wine of the Show (and Champion Pinot Noir) at NZIWS in 2024. A dark ruby burgundy colour in the glass. The perfume is filled with red and blue …

McArthur Ridge ‘Southern Tor’ Pinot Noir 2023 Read More