A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Travelling around Hawke’s Bay, you get to realise that it’s a real community of wine people down here, with connections between families, companies and friendships. There’s a few names that …
Winemaker Series: Daniel Brennan Read More
Sourced from three sites in Hawke’s Bay (in an excellent 2019 vintage) chosen for their specific contributions to the wine – each bottle comes beautifully packaged and labelled “Kate’s Best”. …
Radburnd Cellars Chardonnay 2019 Read More
From a small hillside vineyard on Roy’s Hill, Hawke’s Bay – one of the Syrahs on the ‘Fine Wines of New Zealand’ list for 2020. The nose is perfumed and …
Bilancia ‘La Collina’ Syrah 2018 Read More
Established in 1985, Negociants New Zealand is a distributor of premium wines from New Zealand and around the world. At the 2021 Negociants Fine Wine Tour, they will present a …
Negociants Fine Wine Tour 2021 Read More
It was ‘Sauvignon Blanc Day’ on 7th May and I was determined to be in Marlborough for the day and to explore a few different examples of our best known …
Spy Valley ‘Easy Tiger’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
Visiting the North Canterbury wine region, I’ll assume you’re setting off from Christchurch to the south, and you’ll be in Waipara in well under an hour, so don’t rush. Take …
North Canterbury – Waipara Valley pt.1 Read More
From the Holdaway vineyard in Dillons Point, Marlborough, a Sauvignon Blanc in the fumé style – wild yeast, barrel ferment in seasoned oak – owing much to good white Bordeaux, …
Blank Canvas ‘Abstract’ Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Read More
Sourced from Bridge Pa in Hawke’s Bay, and the excellent 2019 vintage. A crimson ruby colour in the glass; light, but with deep aromas on the nose of plum, rosehip, …
Matahiwi Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2019 Read More
After a session earlier in the year at Trinity Hill with Warren and Cara, it was a priority to come back next time and talk to Lorraine and Warren about …
Winemaker series: Lorraine Leheny & Warren Gibson of Bilancia Read More
From a slightly inland Hawke’s Bay vineyard, on a limestone slope – the 2019 is the second vintage of Kumeu River releasing their Rays Road Chardonnay. The nose is bright …
Kumeu River ‘Rays Road’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More