Framingham F Series Old Vine Marlborough Riesling 2020 $49 White gold in the glass and absolutely heaving with honeysuckle, lime curd and laced with peaches and cream, this citrus-stacked new release from the riesling Royal Family at Framingham, is both cleansing and comforting. But how old exactly are the old vines? Planted back in 1981, … Read More
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Terra Sancta Shingle Beach Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018
Terra Sancta Shingle Beach Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 $44.95 Translating to ‘sacred dirt the Shingle Beach block provides winemaker and immunologist Austin Black, bunches of tiny berries, stacked with spice and cherry intensity. But speaking of intense, how crazy is the label? So many animals! Beside the Kawarau River is a crocodilia, representative of the … Read More
Oak Estate Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2020
Oak Estate Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2020 $25 Crafted from 100% merlot grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle district of Hawke’s Bay, this rosé has meat on its bones for sure. Classic spiced cherry and raspberry notes on the nose lead to a full, generous mid-palate and solid length of flavour. Robust, juicy and definitely a … Read More
Villa Miazzi Veneto Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry Rose 2020
Villa Miazzi Veneto Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry Rose 2020 ($20-$25 tbc) Pretty apricot colour, perfumed with subtle peach blossom, mandarin and soft cherry notes which all flow through onto the palate. There’s a distinct ‘berries and cream’ character in the mouth, clean, gently spritzy, hints of sweetness and rather delicious in my book. Imported into … Read More
Oak Estate Hawke’s Bay Methode Traditionelle NV
Oak Estate Hawke’s Bay Méthode Traditionnelle $45 If you’re a fan of fizz scented with shortbread, rising dough, bright lemony layers and smooth, creamy, cashew characters, then this blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay is for you. Sourced from fruit grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle, it’s rested on its yeast lees for … Read More
Forrest Estate Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2021
Forrest Estate Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2021 $28 This classic Austrian grape has clearly found a happy home with the good folk at Forrest in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. Perfumed with apple blossom, lemon pith, peach and pepper and packed with refreshing nashi and lime and laced with elderflower, it’s a cleansing, textural, deliciously dry wine with … Read More
The Hunting Lodge Expressions Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020
The Hunting Lodge Expressions Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020 $23 Paired with: Frittata muffins Canvas Drinks matches Sept 11th 2021 Now I know Annabel says these frittata muffins are a great way to get veg into kids, but they’re also a great way to get the Hunting Lodge Expressions Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020 ($23.99) into grownups. … Read More
Canvas Drinks Matches Saturday 10th July 2021
Yvonne’s picks … (Tuna Nicoise sandwich) Pinot noir and tuna are like love and marriage even when they’re in a sandwich. So treat yourself to a large goblet of Greywacke Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 ($48) to celebrate its spectacular compatibility with salty, oily, Nicoise niceness. Slippery-smooth, spice-saturated and wildly aromatic, Kevin Judd’s new pinot noir is stacked … Read More
Canvas Drinks Matches Saturday 17th July 2021
Yvonne’s picks … (Seafood Sambal) As a child, I was certain that quicksand was going to be a bigger issue in my life than it actually is. Who’d have thought that the thing that’d save me from many a sludgy situation would be gewurztraminer? I’m loving the Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Gewurztraminer 2020 ($20) because it’s one … Read More
Canvas Drinks Matches Saturday 24th July 2021
Yvonne’s picks … (Lemongrass and Chilli Beef) When beef is boosted by a whack of chilli and lashings of lemongrass, step away from the cabernet and pick up a bottle of the shiny new and ludicrously lush Church Road Grand Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 ($37) instead. Winemaker Chris Scott was finally let loose on some … Read More