Love Block Sauvignon Blanc 2020
From Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, and the excellent 2020 vintage. Palest green-gold in the glass, with aromas that aren’t probably what you’d expect from this varietal and location. The nose is …
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Winemaker series: Brian Bicknell
I’m due over to see Brian Bicknell, industry legend, and now owner of Mahi wines in Marlborough at the end of the day, for a tasting at the winery. When …
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Paritua Syrah 2018
A Hawke’s Bay Syrah, from the Paritua vineyards in Bridge Pa. Darkest burgundy-ruby in the glass, appetisingly aromatic on the nose. With an instant lift of violet, rose and lavender, …
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The Landing ‘Boathouse’ Chardonnay 2019
Handpicked fruit from the Purerua Peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the excellent 2019 harvest. Light golden-green in the glass, with an elegant nose of peach, chestnut, greengage and …
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Sacred Hill winery for sale
Hawke’s Bay winery Sacred Hill has been put up for sale by its receivers. A notice in Friday’s edition of the Hawke’s Bay Today newspaper said the receivers of Sacred Hill were looking …
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Terra Sancta Rosé 2019
From one of the pioneer vineyards on Felton Road in Bannockburn, with Pinot Noir fruit grown specifically for this rosé. I’m sure I’m not the only one who likes their …
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North Canterbury – Waipara (part 2)
Continuing on from where we left off in Part 1 of the Waipara Valley wine tour – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=3535 The Crater Rim is a boutique winery with two vineyards in Waipara, and …
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Greystone Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2019
From the company’s Waipara valley vineyards in North Canterbury. The vineyards contain an unusual mix of Sauvignon Blanc clones, including some golden-hued fruit of Loire heritage (376 and 530, for …
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Winemaker series: Sherwyn Veldhuizen
I’ve heard nothing but fantastic things about the vineyard at Bell Hill – Larry McKenna telling me it’s “somewhere I have to visit”, so it’s a pleasure to be pulling …
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Syrah 2019
New Zealand Syrah is a wine that really speaks of where it is from, and this Gimblett Gravels Syrah – picked from across the blocks in the Craggy Range vineyard, …
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