Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2022

7 August 2023By Yvonne

Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2022 $28 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Greek Lemon Chicken Traybake in the NZ Herald Canvas Mag Aug 12 2023 Grown on the Moutere Clay Gravels, crafted inside a 100% solar-powered winery then packaged in a new, lightweight glass bottle, this gorgeous chardonnay is absolutely crammed with brightness, energy and electric flavour … Read More

Colere Fractal Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020

7 August 2023By Yvonne

Colere Fractal Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 $60 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s – Mushroom Risotto recipe in the NZ Herald Canvas Magazine Aug 12 2023. If you’re considering pairing anything other than pinot noir with a mushroom risotto then I’m afraid we can’t be friends. Just jokes. But not really. In fact I’d urge you toward … Read More

Moy Hall Martinborough Viognier 2021

6 August 2023By Yvonne

Moy Hall Martinborough Viognier 2021 $50 For the life of me, I do not know the significance of having a beenie-hatted trout dressed in a Swandri carrying an axe on the label, but hey, I’m honestly not caring, because the wine inside is so so good. I love the way the 2021 has a cleansing, … Read More

Moy Hall Martinborough Viognier 2020

6 August 2023By Yvonne

Moy Hall Martinborough Viognier 2020 $50 Phill and Carolyn McArthur are the power couple behind Moy Hall and they’re responsible for my newfound obsession with Martinborough Viognier. Grown on the Martinborough terrace, the fruit was fully barrel fermented and aged on its lees for a long, sleepy, 11 months to inject a gorgeous creamy undertone … Read More

Koerner Gullyview Vineyard Clare Valley Rolle 21 Vermentino

5 August 2023By Yvonne

Koerner Gullyview Vineyard Clare Valley Rolle 21 Vermentino $45 Depending on how nerdy you are, the word Rolle could either describe a complicated mean-value theorem of differential calculus, or, the French name for the Italian grape vermentino. Damon and Jo Koerner are not ones for making ‘normal’ wines and their Clare Valley version of this Corsican … Read More

Chateau Garage runs on Powrie Power

5 August 2023By Yvonne

Garage Days Revisited by Yvonne LorkinAugust 1, 2023 Photo: Florence Charvin [As published in July/August BayBuzz magazine.] “Bruno, our schnauzer, may greet you with a bark,” was the text from Ollie Powrie a few minutes before I pulled up for our interview. So I was prepared, as I noodled up the driveway of his 1920s … Read More

Tironui Above & Beyond Hawke’s Bay Malbec Merlot Cabernet 2022

3 August 2023By Yvonne

Tironui Above & Beyond Hawke’s Bay Malbec Merlot Cabernet 2022 $39 Styled differently to the previous 2020 vintage, this version has a more herbaceous, savoury spectrum. It’s lighter, more floral, but perhaps lacking the depth and texture of previous vintages.

Black Cottage Marlborough Rosé 2023

3 August 2023By Yvonne

Black Cottage Marlborough Rosé 2023 $16-$20 Crafted by winemaker Sanna Stander from a mystery selection of Marlborough-grown grapes, this brand new rosé roars with crisp, crunchy freshness, layers of redcurrant, watermelon and a razzle of raspberry. Dry, mineral-laced, zesty to sip and just the knees of the bees with slivers of salty prosciutto. Black Cottage

Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Gris 2023

3 August 2023By Yvonne

Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Gris 2023 $17-19 Shiny-new and saturated with Pacific Rose apple aromatics, freshly ground baking spices, racy acidity and showing some gum-tingling textures to boot. Nashi niceness washes across the mid-palate and extends into the finish which leaves behind a comet’s tail of minerality. Clean, vibrant and energetic. Black Cottage

Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2020

2 August 2023By Yvonne

Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2020 $26 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Gougere – cheesy puffs in the August 5th 2023 NZ Herald Can’t you just imagine yourself arriving (via Citröen) to your French countryside villa in the afternoon to the smell of these cheesy pastries and the clink of a glass of white Burgundy being handed to … Read More