Yvonne Lorkin Canvas Column for Sat Sept 9 2017

September 8, 2017By Yvonne

It’s been a nuts week right? Calm the farm by giving your taste buds a chardonnay cuddle to show them you still care. Ara Single Estate Marlborough Chardonnay 2015 $17 The Ara vineyard sits at the confluence of the Wairau and Waihopai rivers, a beautifully laidout piece of land where the vines are left to … Read More

Abbey Estate Bridge Pa Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2015 $25

September 8, 2017By Yvonne

Back in 2002 when Feilding dairy farmer Warren Haworth reached 50, he decided to reward himself and his wife Jan with a new life in Hawke’s Bay making wine. A new life of backbreaking work, little reward and even less sleep. But with the help of their winemaker son Dermot, they’re now crafting gobsmackingly good … Read More