Domain Road Defiance Central Otago Pinot Gris 2015 $25 ★★★★½ Lovers of sweeter pinot gris are sure to go doolally over this honeysuckle-soaked style. Think nectarine, nashi pear, mandarin and the pungent tang of quince, make this Bannockburn-grown gris downright gorgeous. Superb with your next chicken tikka marsala. www.domainroad.co.nz
Author: Yvonne
Hãhã Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Hãhã Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 $15.99 ★★★½ I’ve been trying to recall if there’s ever been a vintage of this wine that I’ve tasted and been less than wowed by. And there isn’t one. This shiny new example has intense lime, feijoa, gooseberry and classic passionfruit flavours abound. It’s juicy, generous and represents really good … Read More
Snapper Rock Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2013
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Brancott Estate Letter Series ‘O’ Marlborough Chardonnay 2014
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Château Rombeau Cuveé Elise Vieilles Vignes 2008
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Caldora Sangiovese IGT
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Cheers to not poisoning you, my friend
Published NZME Regional Newspapers Tue 22 Feb 2016 If you’re sitting at home or at the café or the hairdressers or possibly on a plane or a bus or at your computer reading this newspaper, then you’re possibly feeling that it’s all very well being kept up to date with the current affairs of … Read More
Mud House Dambuster Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
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Invivo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
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Ant MacKenzie ‘Toño’ Hawke’s Bay Rosado 2015
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