Urlar Pinot Rosé 2020
A new rendition of rosé from Jannine at Urlar – their first – made from their BioGro-certified Pinot Noir with an element of carbonic maceration in the mix. And it’s …
Urlar Pinot Rosé 2020 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A new rendition of rosé from Jannine at Urlar – their first – made from their BioGro-certified Pinot Noir with an element of carbonic maceration in the mix. And it’s …
Urlar Pinot Rosé 2020 Read More
From a steep hillside vineyard at Earnscleugh, near Alexandra, the wine is a dark ruby, burgundy colour in the glass, with a spicy, dried herbal nose of thyme, budhleia, star …
Hinton ‘Hill Country’ Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
From Hawke’s Bay, this is the solo project of one of the region’s premier winemakers. Unusual to find a pure New Zealand Cabernet Sauvignon, and this bold wine from premium …
Goshawk Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Read More
From the Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay specialist – this has an opulence to the aromas of peach, vanilla bean, flint, mandarin, roast almond and citrus blossom. Intense, concentrated and rich – …
Tony Bish ‘Heartwood’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
This is the latest of our sub-regional guides to Hawke’s Bay – this time we’ll be looking at the wineries that you reach heading from the north, and then the …
Hawke’s Bay: Napier and around Read More
From Marlborough, this Gold Medal winner at the NZIWS in 2020, shows a bright, clear pale green-lemon in the glass, with piercing aromas of green capsicum, fresh sorrel and chamomile, …
Turnstone Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
From Gladstone, in the heart of the Wairarapa. Glowing golden lemon-yellow, with greenish edges in the glass. A fairly bold style, with ripe fruits on the nose – apricot, grapefruit, …
Johner Chardonnay 2019 Read More
Building on the success of previous events Cult Wine is once again teaming up Beer Jerk to host an amazing one-off wine and beer festival in Auckland in just four …
Fog Fest – one day celebration of hazy ales & cloudy wines Read More
Bright translucent ruby red in the glass – infused with aromas of thyme, cassis, smoked meat, caramel, rosehip and violets. Plenty to discover on the palate – fresh, vibrant with …
Mudbrick Reserve Syrah 2019 Read More
Dark, ripe and plush with intoxicating aromas of cherry, plum, leather and truffle. Dry, graceful and more reserved on the palate, with bramble, liquorice, redcurrant and mocha flavours that fan …
Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 Read More