Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 $19.99 (4 stars)

April 30, 2018By Yvonne

Chardonnay lovers ahoy!  This new vintage of a Marlborough favourite, is heaving with fresh, toasty oak that wraps itself around the core of grapefruit, pineapple and peach perfectly, just like one of those ballerina cardigans.  Fresh, generously tropical, bursting with character and has a sexy, caramelized spice note to the finish.  Yum!! www.vinofino.co.nz  

Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Sat 28th April 2018

April 28, 2018By Yvonne

  I love to share my thoughts on how a wine tastes and I can rattle off things like ‘this wine has delicious plum/peach or berry flavours – yadda yadda.  However because of that, people tend to ask me “Yvonne, how and when do the winemakers add the plums/berries/peaches to the wine?”  and the answer … Read More