Te Mata Coleraine 1998
A ‘Bordeaux style’ red blend from Hawke’s Bay. In 2017 this wine earned the rare distinction of being named a ‘Wine Legend’ by top wine magazine Decanter – placing it …
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Sheild Chardonnay 2023
A wine from the Nelson region, using Mendoza and Clone 15 grapes from the Waimea Plains. A vibrant lemon yellow gold in the glass. Good varietal typicity and golden aromas …
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Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Marsanne Roussanne 2024
A new blend for the ‘Rhône white’ from this Hawke’s Bay producer – it has been a Marsanne-Viognier mix in previous vintages. Trinity Hill explain “The Roussanne vines have been …
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Bemrose Estate Wintermede
Tasted at the Huka Honey Hive in Taupo, this is a local ‘mead’ made from New Zealand manuka honey – the iconic wine of Bemrose Estate. A deep golden colour …
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Penfolds unveils ‘Grange La Chapelle’
A longstanding friendship between two winemakers created an idea. That idea then became a trial. Eventually, the trial became a wine. South Australian winery Penfolds and Domaine de la Chapelle …
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Millton ‘Clos Samuel’ Viognier 2021
The new labelling of what was previously Millton’s ‘Riverpoint Vineyard’ Viognier. A bright golden shade in the glass. A good varietal typicity to the bouquet, with pear, melon, cardamom, acacia, …
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Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2016
From Brauneberg in the Mosel valley in Germany, this Riesling is just 7.5% alc. A pale golden green in the glass, with voluptuous aromas of apricot, golden peach, ginger, mandarin …
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Central Otago Organic Research Project
Spearheaded by Central Otago Winegrowers Association (COWA), Central Otago’s organic wine movement, has reached a memorable milestone: 30% of the region’s vineyard area is now certified organic. This is the …
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Trinity Hill Syrah 2022
A Hawke’s Bay wine, from this producer’s excellent range of Syrah bottlings – with this one being deliberately “released young”. A mid-ruby gloss in the glass. It is intensely scented …
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Villa Maria Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2023
One of this label’s single vineyard whites, from the Taylors Pass vineyard on the northern bank of the Awatere River in Marlborough – in a very good vintage. A pale …
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