Capital Cider Co Love & Money Mixed Berry Cider

25 August 2019By Yvonne

Capital Cider Co Love & Money Mixed Berry Cider 440ml can Nelson’s Capital Cider Co have created a mixed berry option that is dry – yusss!!  Clean, zesty and with definite apple backbone, this cider, served super-chilled, has got summer 2020 written all over it.  It’s an excellent dry style with attitude and awesome length … Read More

Capital Cider Co. Easy Rider Classic 440ml can

23 August 2019By Yvonne

Capital Cider Co. Easy Rider Classic 440ml can Ripe and cleansing and smooth to drink, bursting with apple purity and classic texture, a tweak of sweetness and a long, rich, stylish mouthfeel.  This could very well be my favourite of the whole lot.  Creamy and very tidily put together, it’s a rewarding thing to sip.

Capital Cider Co. K.I.S.S Dry Nelson Cider

23 August 2019By Yvonne

Capital Cider Co. K.I.S.S Dry Nelson Cider 440ml Can I really like the nose on this cider because it is bursting with punchy apple aromas, green apple skin, a teensy hint of bitterness and the acidity is fresh and there’s a twang of sour that injects extra complexity and adds to the zesty finish and … Read More

Askerne Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2016

21 August 2019By Yvonne

Askerne Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2016 $22 This is a wine that really benefits from some ‘swirl-time’ in the glass.  It may appear a tad closed when first poured, but lordy be, y the time you get to the second half of the glass, she’s a disco queen.  Dried herbs, baked cherry, all manner of … Read More

Hancock & Sons Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

20 August 2019By Yvonne

Hancock & Sons Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 $29.50 From John Hancock and his son Willy, comes this deliciously drinkable blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon that shows blueberry, blackberry, boysenberry, in fact, everything berry in the glass and apart from the bottle itself looking like absolute money on the table, this … Read More

Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018

20 August 2019By Yvonne

Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 $29.99 Subtle yet wild-at-heart aromas of cherry and baked raspberry leap out of the glass and in the mouth it’s got that ‘young wine’ friskiness that comes with high acidity – yet there’s an underlying savouriness and structure that supports the ability to age.  But right now it’s a … Read More

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019

20 August 2019By Yvonne

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 $12.99 Brand new Cantabrian cherries and cream-filled rosé here from the fine folk at Waipara Hills.  With raspberry and watermelon flavours, it’s fresh and zesty, crisp and crunchy, simple and satisfying – and that it’s being sold on special for $13 is crazy.   www.thegoodwine.co.nz

Young & Co The Jam McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

18 August 2019By Yvonne

Young & Co The Jam McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 ($17.99) The shiny, new Young & Co ‘The Jam’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 ($17.99) provides a perfect pairsome with anything featuring roast beetroot.  Boasting buckets of dark berryfruit, cocoa and espresso layers, peppery punchiness and fresh, feisty acidity and caramelised, smoky, oaky notes – it’s a … Read More

Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2017

5 August 2019By Yvonne

Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 $34.90 I’m LOVING the new Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 ($34.90) because with its 100% barrel fermentation in 40% new and 60% 2yo French oak barrels, 20% malolactic fermentation and 12 months’ barrel ageing, is just an exquisite thing to sip.  Fresh peach, pineapple and brioche flavours burst from the … Read More