A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From an organic producer in Gladstone, Wairarapa. A pale, smoky straw colour in the glass. A rich perfume of nectarine, ginger, pear, apricot and lemon also shows pepper, incense and …
Urlar Gladstone Pinot Gris 2024 Read More
From the Estate vineyards in Bannockburn, Central Otago. A bright, translucent gold in the glass. Varietally pure and aromatic, mixing citrus notes of lemon, lime and grapefruit with jasmine and …
Akarua Dry Riesling 2024 Read More
A Hawke’s Bay Syrah, from the very good 2021 vintage. A medium-density garnet red in the glass. Vividly aromatic, with spices, savoury notes and sweet ripe fruits all contributing to …
Alpha Domus Barnstormer Syrah 2021 Read More
A Sauvignon Blanc from prime vineyard land on Rapaura Road in Marlborough. A translucent pale green-straw colour in the glass. Powerful and complex aromas emerge instantly on opening. Starts with …
Rimapere ‘Plot 101’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read More
Another box full of delights to discover, from the team at Laithwaites. As usual, there are a swathe of wines that I wouldn’t normally encounter. We are creatures of habit, …
A Spring box to discover, from laithwaites.co.nz Read More
Few can lay claim to having worked every grape harvest in Marlborough, but Allan Scott can. When Allan and his wife Catherine decided to settle here in 1973, he planted …
Allan Scott wines, with Josh Scott Read More
A Riesling from the Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg vineyard in the Nahe Region of Germany. A youthful and pale lemon-green colour in the glass. The perfume shows grapefruit, lemon, green apple, chamomile, jalapeno, …
Dönnhof Felsenberg GG Riesling 2023 Read More
A Grenache from 150-year-old vines in the biodynamically-farmed Schlieb’s Garden Vineyard in the Barossa Valley. Quite pale and translucent in the glass – a delicate magenta-garnet colour. The nose is …
Reed ‘Coeur’ Grenache 2022 Read More
I was a Senior Judge at the NZIWS held in Albany last week. A very well-run, organised and judged show. Happy to see the top results are out – and …
New Zealand International Wine Show 2025 – the top awards Read More
Having recently done the Top 10 Tasting of Syrah, including a ‘Top 10 over 10’ which has a 2013 vintage of this wine… so super-interesting to try another (and 2014 …
Paritua Syrah 2014 Read More