Wow. Here’s one ultra-juicy, exotically-scented, super-charged pinot noir from under the southern sun. Kokolo is a vineyard on a sheltered site at the head of Lyttleton and clearly the grapes live the dream there, because the resulting wine is a smile in a bottle. Fresh, luscious, spice-infused and dusted with cocoa, it’s tannins are plucky … Read More
Whistling Buoy Kokolo Vineyard Canterbury Pinot Noir 2016 $36 (5 stars)
Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Sat 24 March 2018
FINE WINES FROM FOREIGN CLIMES Hands up if you’re hankering to shake your same-old same-old wine buying habits and experience some international taste sensations? Then best you book an Airbnb, fuel up the Ford Fiesta and fang it to Auckland for the weekend of May 12th and 13th. Why? Because then you’ll be able to … Read More