Yvonne Lorkin Canvas Column for Sat August 26th 2017

September 6, 2017By Yvonne

Going Gaga for Gewurz Forget those flabby, sweet and sifty experiences of old, todays gewurztraminer’s are pure, precise and packed with punch-in-the-face flavour… Soljans Estate Gisborne Gewurztraminer 2016 $19.90 You’ll be wanting to move the Monaro and the Commodore to get to the Cortina so you can take this little bottle from West Auckland out … Read More

Natural Wine Co. Organic Gisborne Gewurztraminer 2015 $17.99

September 6, 2017By Yvonne

This is about as natural as it gets for gewurztraminer production. Nicola and Geoff Wright are organic pioneers in Gisborne and alongside not adding any herbicides, insecticides or fungicides, they’re also not adding any yeast, opting instead for wild, ‘natural’ yeasts to conduct the ferment. Here’s a funkier, smokier, drier style, laced with lychee and … Read More