Askerne Pinot Gris 2021
The Trophy-winning Pinot Gris at the recent NZIWS, made from Hawke’s bay fruit at Askerne vineyard. Partially (20%) fermented in barrel. A pale lemon-straw colour in the glass. Bright and …
Askerne Pinot Gris 2021 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
The Trophy-winning Pinot Gris at the recent NZIWS, made from Hawke’s bay fruit at Askerne vineyard. Partially (20%) fermented in barrel. A pale lemon-straw colour in the glass. Bright and …
Askerne Pinot Gris 2021 Read MoreFrom the new kids on the block in Martinborough, comes this Sauvignon Blanc, from, I believe, their Lime Hill vineyard in Wairarapa. Translucent green-yellow in the glass, showing a vibrant …
B. wine Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Read MoreA wine from Palliser Estate in Martinborough – mostly fruit from their Pencarrow Vineyard. A light gold with a pink-petal edge to the colour in the glass. Perfumed with pear, …
The Luminary Pinot Gris 2020 Read MoreThe Collaboration Series continues, with the 2018 version created by young winemaker Ben McNab. With a lightness of colour and a translucent ruby in the glass, with fine, delicate aromas …
On Giants’ Shoulders ‘The Collaborator’ Pinot Noir 2018 Read MoreA wine with an award-winning history, Mendoza clone fruit, and from a renowned single vineyard in the famed Gimblett Gravels – one of the first ‘named’ vineyards. A bright lemon-yellow …
Babich Irongate Chardonnay 2019 Read MoreA New Zealand sparkling wine, from their organic, biodynamically-certified estate vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago, made in the ‘Methode Traditionelle’ – a mix of approx. two thirds Pinot Noir and …
Quartz Reef Methode Traditionelle Brut NV Read MoreBright, pale lemon green, with those classic Marlborough aromatics immediately bursting from the glass. Inviting, intense and strikingly perfumed with mandarin, blackcurrant, grapefruit, jalapeno, lemongrass and passionfruit. Slightly smoky and …
Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Read MoreAlthough made at the Matahiwi winery in Wairarapa, the grapes for this 2020 Chardonnay are from Hawke’s Bay. An excellent vintage and memorable as the COVID-hit harvest. A medium golden-lemon …
Matahiwi Estate Chardonnay 2020 Read MoreFrom a range of selected vineyards across the Marlborough region – including fruit from the southern town of Ward. Light ruby in colour, with a gorgeous floral-led bouquet of ripe …
Mahi Pinot Noir 2019 Read MoreA rosé from merlot grapes grown at a vineyard in Awaawaroa Bay, Waiheke, and named after the vineyard shed that the Dunleavys converted to a restaurant for visitors on site. …
Dunleavy The Shed Rosé 2020 Read More