Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018 $50 The black tea and cherry notes on the nose dish out an exotic hit of aromatic intrigue that’s fresh, floral and flirtatious. Highly savoury and showing good tension linking the spice, acidity, alcohol and tannins. Warming and deeply flavoured, it’s a style that happily drinks now, but … Read More
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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Chardonnay 2018
Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Chardonnay 2018 $40 I love the unusually floral nose, lavender and fennel merge with hallmark peach and citrus pith layers that break in waves across the palate. Supported by a seriously acid-forged spine and edged with smoke, it’s also slightly cloudy, hazy in the glass due to not being conventionally filtered … Read More
Black Estate Dam Steep North Canterbury Riesling 2018
Black Estate Dam Steep North Canterbury Riesling 2018 $30 Deep clay and limestone soils are responsible for turning out certified organic riesling that’s both clean yet rich and creamy to consume. Golden in the glass and perfumed with baked apple, manuka honey and citrus notes, it’s a beautifully balanced, fresh and crunchy, characterful riesling that … Read More
Coopers Creek The Little Rascal Gisborne Arneis 2015
Coopers Creek The Little Rascal Gisborne Arneis 2015 $20.90 Reviewed in Dish Magazine April 2020 – paired with Chermoula Fried fish with tzatziki Holy tzatziki Batman! This smorgasbord of spice is complimented by the delicately citrussy Coopers Creek ‘The Little Rascal’ Gisborne Arneis 2015 ($20.90). Indigenous to Piemonte in North-West Italy, and now grown by … Read More
Young & Co Cherry Bomb French Pinot Noir 2018
Young & Co Cherry Bomb French Pinot Noir 2018 ($18.99) Reviewed in the NZ Herald Canvas Magazine 18.1.2020 paired with Balsamic Mushroom Burgers The second I think of feasting on fungustastic food like these balsamic mushroom burgers, I leap out to my wine shelf to find a pinot noir to pour with it. I don’t … Read More
Brookfields Marshall Bank Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018
Brookfields Marshall Bank Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 ($34.99) Paired with Pacifica Chicken Burgers in the NZ Herald Canvas Magazine 18.1.2020 I love me a chicken burger and given the chance I will always opt for a ripe, rumpty, roast peach-packed example to sip as I snack. Right now, the Brookfields Marshall Bank Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay … Read More
Bostock Wines Vicki’s Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2017
Bostock Wines Vicki’s Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2017 $35rrp Reviewed in NZ Herald Canvas Magazine and paired with Banh Mi Burgers Add extra vavoom to the viciously good Vietnamese flavours in this Bánh Mì burger by pairing it with the organically grown awesomeness of the Bostock Wines Vicki’s Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2017 … Read More
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2019
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2019 $24 David Clouston spent a lot of time learning the art of winemaking on the jawdroppingly gorgeous, French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean. It’s also the place where he became more than mildly obsessed with rosé. Adopting the Provençal ideal of blending many different grape varieties … Read More
Zilzie Regional Collection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Zilzie Regional Collection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Incredibly harmonious in its combination of florals, bay, tobacco, freshly cut black doris plums, dark cherry, anise, soft pepper, sarsparilla, stretchy tannins, warm yet juicy and fresh on the mid palate. A lovely, lifted, soothing sip. Delicious.
Bushmere Estate Gisborne Classic Chardonnay 2017
Bushmere Estate Gisborne Classic Chardonnay 2017 $25 Creamy peach and soft grapefruit flavours abound in this Gisborne classic style of chardonnay. Not overly oaky or buttery, just a smooth, silky, super-easy, crowd-pleaser chardonnay with a tropical finish. www.bushmere.com