A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From their ‘Someone’s Darling’ 9-hectare vineyard on the Bendigo Loop Road in Bendigo, Central Otago. Mdi-depth shade of ruby in the glass. Classic Bendigo on the nose – thyme, baked …
Love Block Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 Read More
At the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards this year, I got to judge a flight of Sauvignon Blanc alongside Natalie Christensen – Chief Winemaker at Yealands in Marlborough. I decided …
Winemaker series: Natalie Christensen Read More
From vines in the Gimblett Gravels, planted in 1992, made in very limited quantities. A bright gold in the glass, with an amazing perfume – floral, with honeysuckle, rose petal …
Stonecroft Old-Vine Gewurztraminer 2019 Read More
From their beautiful site in West Auckland, comes the multi-award winning Chardonnay. A brilliant pale lemon-green in the glass with a crisp, expressive nose of preserved lemon, hazelnut, mandarin peel …
Westbrook Waimauku Chardonnay 2016 Read More
Pale gold in the glass, showing some bottle age of course, but still with a hint of green to the edges. Flinty, vibrant nose with a smoky minerality, then a …
Villa Maria Barrique Fermented Gisborne Chardonnay 2011 Read More
Critics James Suckling and Nick Stock have awarded a perfect score to 2020 Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay. This is only the second New Zealand wine to receive 100/100 from JamesSuckling.com 100 …
Kumeu River Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 scores a perfect 100pts Read More
Bright and vibrant ruby red in the glass, with an effusive aroma of redcurrant, cherry and rosehip, with a lovely floral lift of violets. The lighter colour belies a broad …
Smith & Sheth CRU Kawarau Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
Winner of the Trophy for Champion Sauvignon Blanc at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards this year. Elegant, aromatic and fresh with basil, passionfruit, honeydew, blackcurrant, sorrel and nectarine. Succulent, …
Seifried Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
After nine months, Villa Maria has been bought by New Zealand-owned wine company Indevin, which says it plans further investment in the brand. Privately owned Indevin makes wines for wineries …
Villa Maria set to be sold to Indevin Read More
A barrique-matured Noble Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon wine from North Canterbury, only made in exceptional year, like this 2017. A rich golden straw colour in the glass, with aromas of hay following …
Pegasus Bay Finale 2017 Read More