‘Non-NZ wines’

A wine from the Yarra Valley in Australia, but certainly of interest to readers here, due to Lorraine and Warren making their Bilancia wines in Hawke’s Bay. A vibrant pale …

THE viognier from Condrieu – considered by most critics as the finest example in the world – from the producer that ‘saved the Condrieu appellation’ from extinction in the 1930s …

Lapostolle is a spectacular winery set in the Colchagua Valley, Chile. The vineyards in Alpalta are certified organic and biodynamic – the grapes made into wines by winemaker Andrea León …

A Riesling from the Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg vineyard in the Nahe Region of Germany. A youthful and pale lemon-green colour in the glass. The perfume shows grapefruit, lemon, green apple, chamomile, jalapeno, …

A Grenache from 150-year-old vines in the biodynamically-farmed Schlieb’s Garden Vineyard in the Barossa Valley. Quite pale and translucent in the glass – a delicate magenta-garnet colour. The nose is …

A wine that received a 100/100 score from John Schreiner – a well-respected Canadian wine critic. It comes from the Jagged Rock vineyard in the Okanagan Valley. A pale straw …

Chardonnay from the famously fastidious Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy – labelled Bourgogne but anywhere else this would be Grand Cru quality. The price reflects this. A pale straw-green colour in the …

Made by kiwi (but Australian based) winemaker Chris Ringland – the label named after the initials of those involved: Ringland, Bruce and Johnstone. Each have 1ha of old vines Grenache …