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
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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
Brookfields Barrique Fermented Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2018
Brookfields Barrique Fermented Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2018 $27 While the winery is already on to the 2019 vintage of this wine if you’re able to find any bottles of this 2018 around the traps, snap it up! This multi-award winning style is a masterclass in how viognier should be crafted. Boasting all the classic apricot, … Read More
Zephyr Wines MKI Marlborough Rosé 2019
Zephyr Wines MKI Marlborough Rosé 2019 $25 Crafted from pinot noir fruit sourced from the Glover family’s Brink Block vineyard, this is an intensely floral rosé packed with redcurrant and raspberry characters, edged with white pepper and spice. There’s a twang of tropical flavour and a long, dry, crunchy-fresh finish. The acidity is taut, cranberry-like … Read More
Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018
Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 $29.99 Hands up if fresh strawberries, fresh, squinty rhubarb and fresh cherries are something you’d like all up in your cakehole? Well fret not, the pinot noir equivalent of special agent John Wick unleashing a hail of flavoursome weaponry upon thee. Ben Glover is the winemaker at the helm of … Read More
Te Awanga Estate Wildsong Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Cuvée 2018
Te Awanga Estate Wildsong Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Cuvée 2018 ($poa) Truth be told, I’ve not been a big fan of the sparkling sauvignon blanc style, but this little export-only lovely from Te Awanga Estate in Hawke’s Bay has more personality packed into it than a high school drama troupe (and we all know how OTT … Read More
Sugar Loaf Marlborough Riesling 2019
Sugar Loaf Marlborough Riesling 2019 $21 Fresh from scooping a coveted gold medal at the NZ International Wine Show, this riot of a riesling from Sugar Loaf has us roaring for more-ing. Kate Acland is both the owner and the winemaker and she’s also a hurricane of a businesswoman and a young mum to boot. … Read More