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Misty Cove Rock Daisy Marlborough Pinot Noir 2025
Misty Cove Rock Daisy Marlborough Pinot Noir 2025 $25 Designed with Summer in mind, this is a bright, light, juicy Pinot Noir that’s perky and punchy when popped in the fridge and serve chilled. Named after the native flower clinging to the cliffs of the Marlborough Sounds, it’s crafted in a vibrant Nouveau style and … Read More
Tags: chilled red, marlborough, misty cove, Misty Cove Rock Daisy Marlborough Pinot Noir 2025, Pinot Noir, rock daisy
16 January 2026
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $45 Tom and Fiona Hutchison are the talented twosome behind the certified organic, biodynamically-farmed Rock Ferry vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago, and their wine director, Allan McWilliams, has been making wine for Tom Hutchinson and Fiona Harvey at Rock Ferry since they began in the mid-2000s. … Read More
Tags: Central Otago, organic, organic wine, Pinot Noir, rock ferry, Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022, trig hill
2 January 2026
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Tempranillo 2022
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Tempranillo 2022 $50 Fiona and Tom Hutchison created Rock Ferry back in 2005 and developed the organic, Central Otago-based Trig Hill vineyard at the same time. It’s beyond a stretch for most to attempt growing this Spanish staple in the southernmost wine region of the world — but shiver … Read More
Tags: Central Otago, rock ferry, Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Tempranillo 2022, Tempranillo, trig hill
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $27-$32 Crafted from some of the oldest Mendoza-clone vines in Marlborough, this new Chardonnay is deliciously toasty, roasty, packed with golden, ripe peach and edged with fragrant grapefruit and creamy, brulee and oatmeal characters. It’s a Chardonnay that winemaker Dave Clouston can be rightly proud of. Sophisticated, … Read More
Tags: Chardonnay, clos des pierres, marlborough, Two Rivers, Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
1 January 2026
Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024
Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024 $28 Prepare for the subtle scent of baked cherries and the aroma of thyme, rubbed between your palms. The scent of wild rhubarb, baking spices and raspberry. They merge into a flavour spectrum of redcurrant, black tea, and exotic spices, with textures that are fleshy and lithe, and a … Read More
Tags: Central Otago, mora wines, Pinot Noir, Rua, Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024
31 December 2025
Schild Estate Barossa Shiraz 2022
Schild Estate Barossa Shiraz 2022 $24.99 If you don’t want to feel ancient, never use the phrase ‘burn CDs’ in front of anyone under 25. The baffled, slightly pitying look they’ll give you will crush your soul. Happily, you can turn to this bright-as-a-button wine to cheer yourself up. Ultra-attractive, it bursts with blackcurrant, fruitcake … Read More
Tags: Barossa, Schild, Schild Estate Barossa Shiraz 2022, shiraz
30 December 2025
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Franc 2022
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Franc 2022 $36 Meeting Alex Hendry, Linden’s winemaker, is like meeting an elf-warrior who also happens to be a Mohican punk god that can conjure up magical Merlot-based blends that’ll drag you into his very tasty cult before you can scream “God Save The Queen!” Google him, click ‘images’ … Read More
Tags: cabernet franc, Hawke's Bay, Linden Estate, Linden Estate Hawke's Bay Merlot Cabernet Franc 2022, merlot
18 December 2025
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah Blanc de Noir 2023
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah Blanc de Noir 2023 $32 It’s not everyday you see syrah made in the style of a white wine, right? But in a year when most of his vineyards were obliterated by Cyclone Gabrielle, winemaker Alex Hendry felt it couldn’t hurt to experiment. What did he have to lose? Well, … Read More
Tags: blanc de noir, Hawke's Bay, Linden Estate, Linden Estate Hawke's Bay Syrah Blanc de Noir 2023, syrah
15 December 2025
Linden Destination Series Dam Block Hawke’s Bay 2020
Linden Destination Series Dam Block Hawke’s Bay 2020 $64 While there’s a seriously decent splash of merlot in the mix, the cabernet force is strong in this one. Delivering layers of lifted tobacco, dark cocoa, espresso, iron filings, and dusty carpenter’s workshop notes on the nose and palate, it’s roaring with toasty, smoky complexity. The … Read More
Tags: cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, dam block, destination series, Hawke's Bay, Linden Destination Series Dam Block Hawke's Bay 2020, Linden Estate, merlot
Brown Brothers King Valley Limited Edition Prosecco NV
Brown Brothers King Valley Limited Edition Prosecco NV $19 Released in a limited edition, ultra-lightweight aluminium bottle with a re-sealable, screwcap lid, this Prosecco is the ultimate for laid-back picnics or full-on weddings. Masters of growing the classic Italian grape Glera, in Australia’s King Valley, the team at Brown Brothers have worked out how to … Read More
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14 December 2025
Mount Four The Patriarch Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024
Mount Four The Patriarch Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024 $35 Martinborough Pinot Noir has its own signature. Intensely floral yet deeply earthy and finishing with a creamy, savoury finish, it’s the liquid lovechild of Marlborough-based, French winemaker Marie Navailles. Scented with smoked cherry, soft rhubarb and dried bouquet garni, her wine rolls out fresh, slippery, soothing … Read More
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12 December 2025
Mount Four Brookby Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025
Mount Four Brookby Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025 $28 Crafted by French winemaker Marie Navailles, this Pinot Gris sails down the dry side of street and I am here for it! Scented with petanque pit minerality, freshly snapped apple core, green walnut, nashi notes, persimmon and white pepper; the mid-palate reveals soft pear and a touch … Read More
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Mount Four The Matriarch Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Mount Four The Matriarch Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $30 Brand new from French winemaker Marie Navailles comes a Chardonnay stacked with punchy peach, taut tangerine, a lick of grapefruit pith and soft, creamy, almond notes on the nose and palate. Elegantly styled, plushly textured and laced with gently smoky oak, cleansing acidity and softly biscuity length … Read More
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Crab Farm Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024
Crab Farm Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024 $29 Macadamia magic in terms of the toasty, creamy, nutty niceness going on in this Chardonnay. Ultra-golden and definitely swaggering on the savoury, mineral and smoky, buttery side of the street, this wine is less of a fruit bomb and more of a thinker’s sip. Hints of butterscotch and … Read More
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7 December 2025
Pegasus Bay Aged Release Prima Donna Waipara Pinot Noir 2015
Pegasus Bay Aged Release Prima Donna Waipara Pinot Noir 2015 $130 How is it that 2015 was ten years ago already? I’m sorry but that just cannot be true. One way to inject some joy into a rather jarring fact is to sip this incredible aged-release version of Pegasus Bay’s flagship Pinot Noir. Only crafted … Read More
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3 December 2025
Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels Ngakirikiri Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels Ngakirikiri Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 $145 From one of the ‘Holy Trinity’ of vintages (2019, 2020, 2021) comes a Cabernet Sauvignon for the ages. Erupting with bay leaf intensity, dark cocoa, dried herbs and deep, brooding tobacco-laced layers wrapping themselves around black fruits and seasoned leather. The tannins have chew and grip … Read More
Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, gimblett gravels, Hawke's Bay, ngakirikiri, villa maria, Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels Ngakirikiri Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
1 December 2025
Home Fields Single Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2023
Home Fields Single Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2023 $47 New from a tiny, lesser-known Wairarapa producer, comes a Pinot Noir that slinks down the lighter side of the street. Colour-wise it’s leaning into the earthy, raspberry cola colour spectrum and in addition to its ultra-light hue, its aroma layers lean toward the savoury, leafy, dried … Read More
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Pegasus Bay Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2022
Pegasus Bay Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2022 $45 Impressively glossy and golden in the glass and for a Chardonnay, it’s a serious supermodel. Roaring with grilled grapefruit, baked nectarine, toasted almonds and lemon pith, it only gets better as the slippery, silky textures kick in. Hints of struck match, smoked walnutty complexity and a brisk, yet … Read More
30 November 2025
Akitu Central Otago Pinot Noir Blanc 2024
Akitu Central Otago Pinot Noir Blanc 2024 $45 This wine is a white wine crafted from Pinot Noir — and it’s an absolute banger, bursting with baked apple, yellow plum, soft apricot, and gentle citrus layers. Refreshing, zesty, laced with tree-fruits and rich complexity to finish. Dangerously drinkable. Akitu
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Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $64 From one of the recent holy trinity of vintages (2019, 2020, 2021), this syrah has deliciously gentle ripeness, fragrant florals and fresh peppercorn characters, and a lick of bitter chocolate, blackcurrant, blueberry and leather on the nose and palate. It’s warming, soothing and terrifically textural, with … Read More
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28 November 2025
Brave Roots Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2024
Brave Roots Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2024 $35 Crafted using fruit sourced in Marlborough’s Southern Valley’s, this little bit of Austria in the Antipodes is roaring with lemon zest, Summer florals, zesty minerality, oyster shell salinity, grapefruit pith and fresh almond notes. Textural complexity comes from a 7-month sleep on its lees, with a soft, creamy, … Read More
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24 November 2025
Brave Roots Marlborough Viognier 2024 $55
Brave Roots Marlborough Viognier 2024 $55 If your experiences with Viognier have only ever been along the bold, blousy and broadly fruity side of the spectrum, then prepare to be impressed by this deliciously dry example from young Ukrainian winemakers Alina Tenetka and Masha Skorchenko. Displaying classic apricot kernel, jasmine, honeysuckle and citrus oil characters … Read More
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Brave Roots Marlborough Albarino 2025
Brave Roots Marlborough Albarino 2025 $45 Reaching for the Albarino stars via fermentation in older, seasoned French oak and aged on fine lees for 5 months, this wine shows delicious complexity, apple-centric aromatics, lemon blossom, snappy grapefruit notes and a superb, softly saline minerality in the mid-palate and finish. Sourced from fruit grown at Seaview … Read More
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Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $28 Made in a unique style by French winemaker Marie Navailles, this Marlborough Sauvignon roars with elderflower and lemon blossom, soft basil and lemonade layers. It’s gently textural with a mineral-laced finish, creamy length of flavour and a style and personality all its own. Very different to … Read More
Tags: marlborough, mount four, Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024, sauvignon blanc, siblings, the siblings
Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021
Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $64 If you’re a fan of classically rich Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, you have skipped into the right cul-de-sac, my friend. Crafted by Alex Hendry and from one of the ‘holy trinity’ vintages of 2019, 2020 & 2021, this Chardonnay roars with scorched peach, grilled grapefruit, toasted almond … Read More
Tags: Chardonnay, destination series, Hawke's Bay, Linden Estate, Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2021
17 November 2025
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