Gunn Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2016
From Ohiti Valley, Hawke’s Bay comes this reserve wine with a few years under its belt, and 2016 a cracking year for Chardonnays. It’s a very pale straw colour in …
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Terra Sancta ‘Lola’s Block’ Pinot Gris 2019
From the Terra Sancta vineyard on Felton Road, a lone plot of Pinot Gris amongst the oldest Pinot Noir vines on the property. A brilliant straw colour, with bold aromas …
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Winemaker series: Steve Skinner
One of the labels that has been on my radar for a while now – not just because friends will often say to me “David, have you tried this Elephant …
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Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2018
Going back to this cracking range of wines from Tohu – I tasted the Riesling after it won a Gold medal at NZIWS last year and it was excellent. This …
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Matahiwi ‘Holly’ Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019
Made in the Wairarapa, but from fruit in Bridge Pa, Hawke’s Bay – Mendoza and Clone 15 grapes from a single vineyard. A brilliant pale straw colour in the glass …
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Changes afoot at Negociants NZ
Following a recent announcement that Clive Weston will retire from Negociants New Zealand on 28th May 2021, after over thirty years with the company, it was announced this week that …
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NZ South Island’s first Master of Wine
Marlborough-based Sophie Parker-Thomson has become the South Island’s first ever Master of Wine following Friday’s announcement from the Institute of Masters of Wine. The Institute named Parker-Thomson among ten new …
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Wairarapa: Martinborough – Part 2
Heading further into the ‘wine village’ of Martinborough, from the starting point of the corner of Ponatahi Road and Huangarua Road (see the Martinborough Part 1 article elsewhere on WineFolio) …
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Misha’s Vineyard ‘The High Note’ Pinot Noir 2015
From the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago comes this gorgeous Pinot Noir – aged for 5 years and ready for drinking now. A lighter colour in the glass than some …
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Seresin Reserve Chardonnay 2016
From the biodyanamic Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley, this Marlborough Reserve wine spends an extra 6 months in puncheons after its initial 11 months barrel fermentation. Pale straw …
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