A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A well-regarded Chardonnay – from Margaret River, in Western Australia. Restrained on the nose, with pear, fennel, red apple, lime zest, white smoke, green crushed herbs and honeysuckle aromatics. Tense …
Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A bold Spanish red, aged for 16 months in American oak barriques. Deep inky black-claret in the glass, with deliciously old-world styling and aromas of cedar, tobacco and old leather …
Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja 2016 Read More
An impenetrable jet ruby-black in the glass, perfumed with bramble, rosehip, plum, cedar, roasted spices, cassis, camp-fire and eucalyptus. A lively, crisp acidity is laid over a dry, lean structure …
St. Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Read More
A McLaren Vale wine, from the excellent 2018 vintage – rebranded this year as a tribute to winemaker Ben Riggs father. An inky, vivid ruby black colour, with lush aromatics …
Mr Riggs JFR Shiraz 2018 Read More
It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to do a virtual tasting tour of a faraway destination, from the comfort of your own doorstep. In this case, from …
Top Italian wines roadshow with Gambero Rosso Read More
With Sicilian wines becoming increasingly well-regarded, not just amongst those who love Italian wines, but for anyone interested in fine wine – I jumped at the opportunity to try a …
Tasting Sicilian Etna Rosso wines Read More
Courtesy of sparring partner and retired winemaker, Larry McKenna; comes the chance to try an older vintage of a wine I’ve had a few goes at recently. The oldest version …
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1998 Read More
From one of the classic sub-regions for great Chardonnay, but a tricky hail and rain-affected vintage in 2008. A mid-golden straw colour in the glass, showing some bottle age. Nicely …
Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2008 Read More
This article could easily fit into a couple of sections on WineFolio. There is the reviews category, or the on-going series of features about “How we’re selling wine in NZ”. …
Laithwaites – delivering deliciousness Read More
Made from Gamay Noir, grown in the Morgon sub-region of Beaujolais. A light, bright, garnet red, magenta-edged in the glass. The nose shows blackcurrant, blueberry, candied fruit peel, plum and …
Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2018 Read More