A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From an organic/biodynamic vineyard in Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley. A bright straw colour in the glass. The perfume is bold, with a distinctive oatmeal note over ripe stonefruit, citrus and …
Maverick ‘Trial Hill’ Chardonnay 2017 Read More
A red wine from Mendocino County’s Redwood Valley, California – the vineyard was planted in the 1930s. A dense, opaque garnet red, with a brick red showing (with age) at …
Edmeades Piffero Vineyard Zinfandel 2001 Read More
Rounding out the rest of the box that was waiting for me on my ‘return to New Zealand’ – with a slew of bold reds from both Europe and Australia. …
Laithwaites ‘Return to NZ’ box – Part 2 Read More
Coming from the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley, which stretches inland from the coastal town of Hermanus, South Africa – an area first planted in 1976. A translucent pale straw …
Newton Johnson ‘Family Vineyards’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A return to Vinho Verde’s origins. Back then, the name Vinho Verde was not used – ‘Pardusco’ was the name given to red wines with a translucent, brick red colour …
Anselmo Mendes Pardusco Vinho Verde Tinto 2022 Read More
It has been a while since I left the shores of New Zealand for a lengthy trip overseas, but I spent six weeks away in Europe recently – returning home …
Laithwaites ‘Return to New Zealand’ box, part 1 Read More
A much-lauded Shiraz from the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, and an excellent vintage. A slightly opaque, dark ruby-purple colour in the glass. A fragrance of bramble, boysenberry, violet, …
Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz 2018 Read More
The Yount Mill Vineyard that provided the fruit for this Semiilon was one of the first certified organic vineyards in the Napa Valley. The colour of pale green cut hay …
Matthiasson ‘Yount Mill Vineyard’ Semillon 2021 Read More
An entry-level wine from a top producer, using fruit from some outstanding stony-soil vineyard sites such as Reiterpfad and Kieselberg. A pale straw colour in the glass. Fresh and vibrant …
Von Winning Win Win Riesling 2022 Read More
A Pinot Noir from Burgundy, between Nuits Saint Georges and Vosne Romanee. A dense ruby colour in the glass. The vivid perfume is familiar, yet different from a New Zealand …
Domaine Gachot-Monot ‘Aux Herbues’ Nuits-Saint-Georges 2020 Read More