A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
There is a movement in Marlborough in the last few years seeking to showcase the different aspects of vineyards located throughout the different areas of ‘Marlborough’ as a whole, and …
Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe’ Sauvignon Blanc 2022 releases Read More
A single vineyard Chardonnay – coming from Marlborough’s Omaka Valley. A pale lemon-green in the glass, with an opening salvo of smoky reductivity and citrus on the nose. Tangerine, red …
Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Chardonnay 2020 Read More
In the heart of the Onetangi Valley, I’m catching up with Marty Pickering at Stonyridge. Best known for one of New Zealand’s most celebrated wines – the Larose Bordeaux blend …
Winemaker series: Marty Pickering Read More
An appealing pale berry pink – brightening the table at lunch, and looking very smart in the glass. A blend of Pinot Noir (giving the colour) and Pinot Gris – …
Yealands Reserve Rosé 2021 Read More
Made by Forrest in Marlborough, a naturally lower alcohol wine (at a modest 9%) from one of the low-alcohol pioneers. A very pale green-straw colour in the glass, with a …
The Doctors’ Riesling 2020 Read More
OK, so the last box was good – not amazingly full of Gold medal stunners but had plenty to offer the casual punter and interested explorer beyond the usual offerings …
Laithwaites – series 3, the return and revenge of… Read More
From syrah grapes, the special block that they create an excellent single vineyard Syrah from in Hawke’s Bay. A refined, coppery salmon pink colour in the glass, with delicate floral …
Trinity Hill ‘Thomson’s Block’ Rosé 2022 Read More
A pale lemon-gold colour in the glass, with aromatics of peach, blanched almond, tangerine, nutmeg, pear, nougat and a floral jasmine element. Dry, well balanced and with a complex, layered …
Astrolabe The Farm Chardonnay 2019 Read More
Does what it says on the tin. A Barossa Shiraz. A deep, dark, rich nose of blackcurrant jam, pepper, dark chocolate, anise, bramble, cranberry, kirsch, and the tang of a …
Chaffey Bros Wine Co. Synonymous* Barossa Shiraz 2019 Read More
From Gibbston Valley in Central Otago. A deep ruby purple in the glass, with varietally pure and appealing aromatics. Perfumed with cherry, plum, anise, vanilla, raspberry, lavender, blood orange, with …
Coal Pit Tiwha Pinot Noir 2019 Read More