A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
We sneaked in a Top 10 Tasting, only a couple of months since our endeavours with Red Blends – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=5323 – as one of our crew – Morningside legend Nigel …
WineFolio Top 10 Tasting: ‘Other Whites’ Read More
From the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, and a delicious twenty years of gentle cellaring and ageing. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah; showing a dense ruby, …
Unison Selection 2002 Read More
From Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers – a selection of 2020 vintage Chardonnay – a stellar year – I’m expecting some superb wines in this collection, showing great regional – even sub-regional …
Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay Collection 2021 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
One of the furthest-north vineyards I’ve visited is at Dancing Petrel up in Northland – where I visited Kim Gilkison after a tip-off from Rod McIvor at Marsden Estate (who …
Dancing Petrel Vineyard, Northland Read More
A return to a WineFolio favourite – the 2018 vintage was the winning wine in our Top 10 tasting of New Zealand Chardonnays. The 2020 vintage is also now the …
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020 Read More
I’m a big believer in a personal recommendation. So when a colleague tells me he’s been over to see a small producer in Havelock North, based on a tip from …
Winemaker Series: Rhys Evans Read More
Daniel Brennan’s ‘Big red’ of his stable of Testify/Decibel/Giunta wines. This year it is still Gimblett Gravels fruit, but with 20% Merlot joining the Malbec party. A dense dark purple …
Testify ‘Red’ 2020 Read More
At a long weekend staying at Clearview Homestead recently, not only did I get to taste a regional selection of the 2020 Hawke’s Bay Chardonnays; a long afternoon of Californian …
A tour around the best of Australian Chardonnays Read More
From the Kupe vineyard just east of Martinborough on its terraced, alluvial gravel soils, comes this top-drawer Pinot Noir, made one of the country’s legendary winemakers – Larry McKenna. Huw …
Escarpment Kupe Pinot Noir 2013 Read More