Crab Farm Hawke’s Bay Pinotage 2019

February 23, 2022By Yvonne

Crab Farm Hawke’s Bay Pinotage 2019 $35 Pinotage is a really rare red style in New Zealand and over the years they’ve been a bit of a mixed bag – but strap yourself in because Crab Farm has crafted a very juicy, very drinkable and totally delightful example. Buckets of vanilla and spice on the … Read More

House of Ball Romping Waipara Rosé 2017

August 8, 2018By Yvonne

House of Ball Romping Waipara Rosé 2017 $32  House of Ball is a vineyard and luxury B&B property owned by Julian and Lynda Ball on Mackenzies Road in North Canterbury.  Lynda is the instigator of rosé because she was a fan of the style and wanted one of her own.  Julian, good man, obliged and … Read More

Kidnapper Cliffs Hawke’s Bay Pinotage 2010

January 4, 2012By Yvonne

Kidnapper Cliffs Hawke’s Bay Pinotage 2010 $45  One of the most sophisticated examples of pinotage on the NZ market, this wine oozes cranberry, redcurrant, rosehip tea and cherry cola aromas yet it has a spicy edge with savoury, dried herb flavours and is soundly built with solid tannins a warming mid-palate and lengthy persistence of … Read More