Urlar ‘The Mediator’ Gladstone Pinot Noir 2016 $32.50 (4 stars)

July 2, 2018By Yvonne

I love that the back label of this wine says to ‘put away until the cosmos tells you to enjoy it’ although I think it’s one to definitely be enjoyed now. Produced organically and biodynamically by Angus Thomson and their talented team, this is a bright-as-a-button pinot noir, bursting with cherry, raspberry and rosehip tea … Read More

Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Sat June 30 2018

June 30, 2018By Yvonne

Urbn Sprawl Brendan Seal first heard of urban wineries whilst working as a winemaker in the USA and he immediately thought Dunedin would be a cracker of a location to do it himself. Making wine from Central Otago fruit, cellaring it and selling it all in the central city might seem like a logistical nightmare … Read More