Winemaker series: Alex Coldicutt
Today I’m talking to a young winemaker who I crossed paths with a while ago, making wine for a company I knew next to nothing about. The wines speak for …
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Leefield Station Pinot Gris 2021
From the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough. Very pale green-straw, with pink/grey edges, in the glass. Lovely aromatic wine, showing a spicy nose that has classic Pinot Gris notes of apple …
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Takapoto Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2018
Taking fruit from a premium coastal site in Te Awanga to produce their Reserve Chardonnay. A pale gold in the glass, with a rich nose filled with peach and tropical …
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Negociants Fine Wine Tour 2022 & Aussie Shiraz Masterclass
A great chance to meet the people behind some of the great wines of both New Zealand and Australia, at the 2022 version of the Negociants Fine Wine Tour. Good …
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Clearview Estate Three Rows Chardonnay 2020
From a coastal site at Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay. Pale lemon-green in the glass, and a steely freshness on the nose. A flinty reductivity, mandarin, apple caramel, baguette crust, …
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Goldwater Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 1991
A wine from Waiheke Island, from pioneers Kim and Jeanette Goldwater who started making wine on the island in 1978. Opened after 31 years in the bottle. A mid-garnet ruby …
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Mount Riley 17 Valley Pinot Noir 2019
A Marlborough wine from the Southern Valleys sub-region, and winner of a Gold Medal at NZIWS this year. A dark ruby in the glass, with bright aromatics of cherry, blackcurrant, …
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Takapoto Estate Crossing Point Rosé 2021
From the boutique winery on the shores of Lake Karapiro. Using Merlot and Cabernet Franc to craft this rosé with a delicately pale salmon pink colour in the glass. Perfumed …
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A tasting of iconic, aged NZ Bordeaux Blends
An idea to have a tasting with friends of New Zealand Bordeaux wines, with some age in the bottle, turned into a superb evening of food and wine when one …
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Bilancia single vineyard Chardonnays – Trelinnoe & Kaikora
Two new Chardonnays from Bilancia. Both part of a project to highlight the talents of small, unique vineyards they have discovered in Hawke’s Bay – having previously taken fruit for …
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