Wet Jacket Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 $39

May 6, 2018By Yvonne

Named by owner Greg Hay after Wet Jacket Arm in Fiordland National Park, it harks back to nature always having the upper hand.  Well the grape gods were smiling on the fruit for this vintage, because its intensely luscious forest floor aromas burst out of the glass and do macarena with cherry, raspberry liquorice, redcurrant … Read More

Yvonne Lorkin Canvas Column for Saturday May 5th 2018

May 6, 2018By Yvonne

Think of today as a Tri Nations taste-fest on the sideline of wine.  Aussie shiraz, South African chenin and Central Otago pinot compete with bling, bushvines and bursts of flavour.   Thomas Goss McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 $18.99 Boasting more bling on its grill than Lil Wayne or Lil Bow Wow, or in fact any … Read More