Winemaker series: Paul Mooney
Wine Folio: Mission is one of my favourite places. I remember coming here early on when we’d moved here from the UK in 2003, and just thinking what a fabulous …
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Greystone ‘Vineyard Ferment’ Pinot Noir 2019
Started as a project in 2012, and now the subject of a PhD thesis, Greystone began to experiment with the concept of beginning the ferment – in fact the whole …
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Karikari Estate Chardonnay 2019
From their vineyard on the Karikari Peninsula, way up north, this Chardonnay is an appealing lemon-gold colour in the glass. A slightly old-school set of aromas, with a rich, oatmeal, …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Dry Riesling 2018
Pale lemon gold with a green tinge in the glass. Aromas of green apple, lime zest ginger and apricot. Juicy and tart on the palate, with tangerine, lychee, preserved lemon …
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Greywacke Chardonnay 2017
Lemon-green with a hint of straw in the glass. Effusive, appetising aromas of peach, satsuma, sweetcorn, golden apple, lemon peel with a struck match, smoky minerality, and a note of …
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Wet Jacket Wines, Central Otago
This is my second visit to Wet Jacket – a fairly new place that’s breathed life into the historic Bendemeer Woolshed on the main road out of Queenstown, and which …
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Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2018
Blushing crimson-ruby in the glass, with a concentration to the aromas of damson, nutmeg, red cherry, sumac, enhanced with an ethereal top note of lilac and violet florals. A jazzy …
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Man O’ War Kulta Syrah Masterclass
Although I attended two of the Man O’ War ‘Kulta’ Tasting evenings in the last year – the Syrah ‘Totto’ was the one that I missed, being away in the …
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Winemaker series: Jannine Rickards
When I dropped into Finer Wines recently and talked about a visit to Gladstone with Jim, he suggested a visit to Johner was essential, but that I should also definitely …
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Seifried Zweigelt 2018
From the Seifried family vineyard at Brightwater – Zweigelt is a rare variety in New Zealand (although originally from Austria, and very popular there). Translucent ruby red in the glass, …
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