A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Could this be the best new vineyard and tasting experience in New Zealand? The Landing vineyard spreads over 23 gently sloping acres, surrounded by wetlands, 1.2 million new tree plantings, …
The Landing – a taste of the best Read More
Today is officially the first trading day of a stunning new Hotel in downtown Auckland – but I attended an opening night, of sorts, in association with The Landing, last …
The Hotel Britomart – dial up the style Read More
What a great feeling to finally get to our second Top 10 Tasting, after two postponements during the winter. The panel of tasters could finally gather and dig out the …
WineFolio ‘Top 10 Tasting’ – Chardonnay Read More
Regular readers my recall that when the country was in the grip of our Level-4 Lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was due to be on a ‘Field Trip’ …
Whistling Buoy wines, Lyttelton Read More
Much is made of the taste of wine – people devote entire careers to this facet; and then there is also the creation of wine, with a worldwide industry that …
Smith & Sheth Studio Experience – Havelock North Read More
Driving away from Auckland in the first outing since we were allowed to travel (in the first set of COVID-19 restrictions) at the end of June – my first appointment …
No compromises – Radburnd Cellars Read More
Midwinter is, for me, usually a time to get into my favourite wines. New discoveries can wait until Spring, when I’m out and about and poking into places for wines …
Man O’ War Kulta Masterclass Read More
Sitting down to taste the brand new releases from “an exceptional Vintage of unsurpassed quality” at Kumeu River this weekend – we’ve been looking forward to the 2019s for well …
Kumeu River 2019 Chardonnay releases Read More
One of a slew of new labels to have crossed our paths this year, was a Hawke’s Bay based label – Helio. Kicking things off with a limited availability Chardonnay …
A place for us – Helio Read More
On a recent trip to Hawke’s Bay, David stepped into another dimension. Over an interesting couple of hours, The Supernatural guru Gregory Collinge, talks through their wines, including the flagship, eponymous, …
Close encounters with The Supernatural Read More