A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
On Méthode Marlborough Day 2023 – celebrating the end of the harvest for Méthode wines (which are picked earlier than ones for still wines) in Marlborough. A new wine for …
Whitehaven ‘The Daughters’ Méthode Traditionnelle Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 Read More
A Blanc de Noir style of sparkling wine, made in the Méthode Traditionnelle, from the estate vineyards in Marlborough. A pale lemon-gold colour in the glass, with tight, fine bubbles. …
Clos Henri ‘Solange’ Méthode Traditionnelle Read More
Although there’s a fresh dusting of snow on the mountains around us, the morning is bright and quite toasty sitting in the sun outside the recently revamped Tasting Room at …
A tasting at Mt Rosa, Gibbston Read More
Using fruit from the Gimblett Gravels – one of the label’s top wines, and well cellared at over a dozen years. A dense burgundy red in the glass, showing little …
Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2009 Read More
A Waiheke Island wine, from an excellent vintage in 2020. A pale straw colour in the glass, with a perfume that is quite tight but alluring – white peach, ginger, …
Tantalus Cachette Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Read More
Tonight’s gathering of the ‘Wine Flight’ group takes place against a backdrop of traffic carnage – the city having gone into grid-locked meltdown due to an afternoon of rain (after …
A remarkable tasting of Rieslings Read More
The top white wine from Craggy Range – Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay – had a four-year break while their Gimblett Gravels Vineyard was replanted. This 2019 is the first in …
Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux 2019 Read More
Starting with a white that wouldn’t be on most people’s table this weekend – Château Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2020. A single varietal white wine, from Bordeaux, in France, sealed …
A late summer selection from Laithwaites Read More
A blend of the Te Kano Estate Gerome and Northburn Vineyards, made from three clones – Mendoza, 1066 and 548. Appetising aromas of lemon, peach, apple and sliced fennel, with …
Te Kano Chardonnay 2021 Read More
From the Clearview Estate at Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay. A dark purple-mauve in the glass, with a definitive aroma of Syrah. Fragrant with bramble, damson, fig, star anise, black …
Clearview Estate Reserve Syrah 2019 Read More