Tupari Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Following an excellent tasting of the Tupari ‘Boulder Rows’ Sav a few weeks ago, now it is the turn of the ‘regular’ Sauvignon Blanc from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. …
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Winemaker series: Tony Bish
I arrange to meet Tony at the Urban Winery early one morning, and even by my standards the previous night had been entertaining, so we decide it’s a little early …
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Te Kairanga ‘Runholder’ Pinot Noir 2017
From the original landholdings of John Martin (founder of Martinborough), on the home block vineyard, comes this vibrant, dark crimson Pinot Noir. Floral and red-fruited on the nose with raspberry, …
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2017
A single vineyard wine, from their Hawke’s Bay Gimblett Gravels vineyard. A pale lemon yellow with green towards the edges. Richly aromatic with white peach, roast almond croissant, mandarin peel …
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Church Road Chardonnay 2016
As I review wines, there’s a tendency to seek out ‘the best’. I want to find those great wines produced in New Zealand and present them to you, with my …
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Radburnd Cellars Merlot Cabernet 2018
A Hawke’s Bay blend, with 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruit coming from Bridge Pa and the Gimblett Gravels. Hand picked, treated gently with careful sorting and cold …
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Winemaker series: Jason Stent
I’m a big fan of the rich, generous wines from Bridge Pa fruit, and I’m pleased to make it over to Paritua, one of the mainstays of the region, for …
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Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Selected from a couple of vineyards in the Awatere Valley, this Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc brings everything we love about this varietal and presents a couple of twists. A translucent pale …
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Wairarapa: Martinborough pt.1
Moving on from the northern part of the Wairarapa region, head into the rather picturesque town of Martinborough. For the sheer number of wineries packed into one area, this place …
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Holdaway Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020
A Marlborough wine, from Dillons Point on the lower Wairau Plains, showing a rich nose of guava, green apple, grapefruit and lime zest. Fairly complex and concentrated. Juicy on the …
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