Crafted by the good folk at Framingham, Nobody’s Hero is a rather punked up pinot with a bullet belt, tight tartan pants and a Sid Vicious bum flap, but texts his mum every day and has more showers than is deemed cool. Packed with cherry-cola characters, tamarillo and rosehip tea and a dusting of cocoa, … Read More
Author: Yvonne
Yvonne Lorkin Canvas Column for Saturday April 28th 2018
The serviette was wrapped too tightly around my cutlery in the café the other day and it took ages to get it undone. It’s a battlefield out there. Nobody’s Hero Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 $19.99 Crafted by the good folk at Framingham, Nobody’s Hero is a rather punked up pinot with a bullet belt, … Read More
New Wines from Naked Liquor Distribution
Sevenhill Inigo Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 $26.99 It was back in 1851 that Jesuits first dug vines into the ground at Sevenhill, and this Inigo is named after St Ignatius the founder of the Jesuits. It was the first winery to operate in the Clare Valley and today Liz Heidenreich is their winemaker, and Sevenhill … Read More
Ara Resolute Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 $22.99 (5 stars)
Oh wow! This is the kind of sauvignon blanc that gives me goosebumps. Absolutely heaving with herbaceous, lemongrassy lusciousness, passionfruit and sweaty, grassy goodness. Ripe, rich and rocking the lemonade and lime notes in every sip. Sourced from fruit grown in the confluence of the Wairau and Waihopai Rivers in Marlborough, it’s lifted and lovely … Read More
My notes on Obsidian Waiheke Island new releases…
Obsidian Reserve Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2017 $48 The stylish, chablis-like elegance of this wine makes it a showstopper for me. I love the purity of fruit, intense citrus, and minerality on the mid-palate, peachy backbone and the dusting of subtle nutty notes on the finish. It’s a beautifully balanced example and I’m officially obsessed with … Read More
J. Riehl Vin D’Alsace Riesling 2015 $19.99 (3.5 stars)
Classic Germanic riesling style here, with loads of green apple and manuka honey notes, a layer of herbaceousness and white pepper and a long, tangy finish. It’s a great introduction to Alsatian riesling that’s on the crisp, dry scale of the spectrum and it’s a good choice to sip with chickpea and paneer korma. www.winedirect.co.nz
Supper Club Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 $22.99 (3.5 stars)
If you’re looking for a lightly-styled, lush, plush pinot noir that’s sewn together with spice, and rosehip tea, then this may be for you. It’s slippery and soft, with an earthy undertone and decent length of flavour and if you’re magicking up some creamy mushroom pasta then here’s your match. For stockists near you phone … Read More
Young Estate Bettie Bubbles Methode Traditionelle NV $34 (3.5 stars)
Hayley Young is the talent behind this golden, Gisborne-grown fizz which has had a couple of years to develop in the bottle. Subtle aromas of crushed cashews and rising dough surrender to soft citrus and caramelized characters which follow through on the palate. It’s a lightly-styled sparkles that has notes of baked apple on the … Read More
Te Hera Reserve Martinborough Pinot Noir 2014 $42 (5 stars)
Prepare for a spice overload in this certified organic example from the lovely John Douglas at Te Hera. I say ‘lovely’ because he is quite possibly the smiliest man in all the Wairarapa. What he’s able to produce from his tiny Te Muna Terraces site is year-after-year is reliably delicious, like he’s some sort of … Read More
Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Sat 21 April 2018
I remember a decade ago watching a programme called ‘Full-On Food’ on Food TV. It was hosted by a flame-haired foodie of Australian extraction by the name of Roxy Beaujolais. She’d come from running the front desk at Ronnie Scotts, to cooking and then becoming the landlady of a spectacular pub called the Seven Stars … Read More