A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
With thoughts starting to turn towards Summer and what you’ll be getting in for the Christmas holidays – a timely drop of wines arrived from my friends at Laithwaites this …
Laithwaites Spring box of goodies Read More
An Aussie Chardonnay from one of the big names in the Clare Valley, South Australia. A pale green colour in the glass. The complex perfume shows toasty oaky, butterscotch, apple …
Taylors St Andrews Chardonnay 2022 Read More
A wine that Saint Clair Senior Winemaker, Kyle Thompson describes as “made from a special little parcel of Pinot Noir grown in the Omaka Valley which always produces elegant, perfumed …
St Clair Pioneer Block 5 ‘Bull Block’ Pinot Noir 2021 Read More
A Waipara Valley wine, and winner of a coveted ‘Double Gold’ medal at NZIWS this year. Looking to Alsace for inspiration, there is still much to like from a NZ …
Mud House ‘Home Block Vineyard’ Pinot Gris 2023 Read More
A Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon blend from One Tree Hill – the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. A dense dark purple-black in the glass. Blackberry, vanilla, cacao nib, cassis, damson, allspice, …
Tenafeate Creek Wines ‘Vincenzo’ 2021 Read More
From their Home Block in the Bay of Islands – this is a field blend which looks to the northern Rhône for inspiration. 55% Marsanne and 30% Roussanne maxxes up …
144 Islands Marnie Marnon 2022 Read More
A trio of wines from the author, and two-time Oscar winner, of the novel ‘Sideways’ – from which the film with the same name (it has a wine theme) was …
Rex Pickett’s ‘Sideways’ New Zealand wines Read More
Keller Weisser Burgunder & Chardonnay 2020
Keller Weisser Burgunder & Chardonnay 2020 Read More
From the limestone-soiled Lethbridge vineyard in the Geelong region of Victoria. A mid-density ruby garnet in the glass. Intensely aromatic, with broodingly dark spice, black cherry, rosehip, raspberry and forest …
Lethbridge Mietta Pinot Noir 2019 Read More
A re-release of this wine that last made Pioneer Block grade back in 2015. Sourced from a single vineyard in Dillons Point – in Marlborough’s lower Wairau Valley, with fruit …
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 25 ‘Point Five’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read More