Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2015 $40 (4.5 stars)

October 31, 2017By Yvonne

Absolutely rocketing out of the gate from a standing start comes this shiny new chardonnay from one of Hawke’s Bay’s elite producers. Declaration wines are only produced in exceptional vintages and the 2014 won a trophy at the largest wine show in the world the 2017 IWSC and the 2015 will do great things too. … Read More

Yvonne Lorkin Wine Column for week beginning Sat 28 Oct 2017

October 29, 2017By Yvonne

Crippled by tradition I could feel myself slipping.  The grass was too slick, the angle of the bank too angular and my choice of footwear completely unsuitable.  And no, I wasn’t teetering around in stiletto’s and an ill-behaved fascinator searching for a cross-country shortcut to the port-a-loos at the Labour Day races.  I was, in … Read More