A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Hawke’s Bay winery Church Road has been awarded ‘Best International Chardonnay’ for its 2021 Grand Reserve Chardonnay at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) earlier this month. The wine also won …
Church Road win ‘Best International Chardonnay’ at IWC Read More
A red blend of 78% Petit Verdot, 14% Syrah and 8% Grenache, from the Bay of Islands. Quite rare to find either a blend of these varietals, or to see …
144 Islands ‘Remy Jacob’ 2023 Read More
It has been a while since I stumbled across a wine label that I though was probably new – as I’d literally never heard of it, and certainly not tasted …
New releases from Atípico Read More
A white wine from the Bush Hawk vineyard in Hawke’s Bay. Fiano is a heritage grape variety hailing from Campania in south west Italy, and Sicily. Rare to find in …
Jenny Dobson ‘Florence’ Fiano 2023 Read More
A wine from an 8ha organic dry-farmed vineyard in the Brancott Valley. An introduction to the label is here > https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=3122. A ruby-carmine red colour in the glass, with slight …
Folium Reserve Pinot Noir 2020 Read More
A Chardonnay from well-regarded biodynamic producers in Gisborne, in a legendary vintage. A pale green-gold in the glass. An airy and lifted bouquet of fresh hay, lemon zest and flinty …
Millton Opou Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 Read More
A blend of Pinot Noir from Luna’s vineyards in Martinborough. A pale ruby colour in the glass. The perfume is filled with sweet red fruit – redcurrant, raspberry and cherry, …
Luna Estate Pinot Noir 2022 Read More
From selected sites in Marlborough. A very pale green-gold colour in the glass. An energetic burst of flinty, wood smoke and struck match on the nose lies above the underlying, …
The Marlborist Chardonnay 2020 Read More
I’m at the end of a day in Heathcote, Victoria, and the last stop is calling into the M.Chapoutier winery to have a chat to Steve Oates, the Winery Operations …
A visit to M.Chapoutier in Heathcote Read More
A blend that originated in the vineyards of Tasmania, Tumbarumba, and the Adelaide Hills, following Penfolds art of blending from regions to achieve a coherent whole. A lighter straw and …
Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2022 Read More