Vidal Soler Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2018 $34.99 Reviewd in dish Magazine July/Aug 2020 and paired with Beef Cheeks with Parmesan Polenta The Vidal Soler Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2018 ($34.99) is the glossiest, most gorgeously fruit-saturated and spice-soaked thing to pair with this beef cheek recipe. Is it because of its lifted, pepper punchiness, … Read More
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Vidal Soler Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019
Vidal Soler Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 $34.99 Reviewed in dish Magazine July/Aug 2020 and paired with Salmon, smoked fish and fennel pie Chardonnay all day is what springs to mind when gathering all the components together for this perfect pie. The Vidal Soler Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 ($34.99) is chock full of ripe, roasted stonefruit … Read More
Villa Maria Braided Gravels Hawke’s Bay Albariño 2019
Villa Maria Braided Gravels Hawke’s Bay Albariño 2019 $29 Reviewed in dish Magazine July/Aug 2020 and paired with Chicken, leek and thyme pie Hand on heart, if you do not do everything you can to nab yourself a bottle of the Villa Maria Braided Gravels Hawke’s Bay Albariño 2019 ($29) to sip and swirl with … Read More
Croucher Brewing Moonride Black IPA
Croucher Brewing Moonride Black IPA 330ml $96x12bottles Paire with Beef, bacon and mushroom pies in dish Magazine July/Aug 2020 Stop, drop and roll towards the nearest computer and order the Croucher Brewing Moonride Black IPA 330ml ($4.99) because it’s beyond brilliant with these beefy pies. With its dark cocoa, pine, roasted nutty notes and marmitey, … Read More
Rogue Vine The Original Rogue Bay of Islands Pinot Gris 2019
Rogue Vine The Original Rogue Bay of Island Pinot Gris 2019 $25 Look closely at the wine in your glass and you’ll see it’s actually got a lick of pink to it. That’s because pinot gris grapes have a sort of pinky-grey colour and the good folk at Rogue have left the skins in contact … Read More
Parrot Dog Avocado Gose 440ml can
Parrot Dog Avocado Gose 440ml can $8.99 Reviewed for dish magazine July/Aug 2020 and paired with Spinach, feta, olive and currant pie This vegetarian pie just hollers out for the new Parrot Dog Avocado Gose 440ml ($8.99) because it boasts the classic tart, citrus and salty characters of a traditional gose, with the creamy-smooth texture … Read More
Ash Ridge Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2018
Ash Ridge Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2018 $22 Reviewed for dish Magazine July/Aug 2020 – Paired with Lamb Shank Pie Combining two of my absolute favourite things, lamb shanks and pies, this meal is given a leg up (shank, leg, ahem) by the delicious Ash Ridge Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2018 ($22). With its vibrant, plummy perfume, … Read More
Ara Single Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019
Ara Single Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 $18.99 Grown in a dry-farmed site on the confluence of the Wairau and Waihopai Rivers, these pinot noir vines need to send their roots way down deep to extract any moisture from gravelly soils, this means they pick up valuable nutrition and mineral notes from those lower layers … Read More
Pegasus Bay Prima Donna Waipara Pinot Noir 2016
Pegasus Bay Prima Donna Waipara Pinot Noir 2016 $100 Mat Donaldson only makes a Prima Donna when the fruit is absolutely exceptional, which is good from a ‘guarantee of quality’ perspective, but it really gets up the goats of those wine aficionados with OCD who want nice, consistent vintage dates in their cellar collections. The … Read More
Ward Valley Mt Victoria Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018
Ward Valley Mt Victoria Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 $29 I loved the 2016 version of the Mt Victoria Block pinot noir, but this 2018 is a softer, sexier, more sweetly-fruited beast altogether. Grown in the tiny, south-Marlborough sub-region of Ward, famous for its deep clay soils. It’s the clay that injects floral intensity to … Read More