The Hunting Lodge Homeblock Waikoukou Waimauku Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $29 Not many people know that the actual, actual, actual birthplace of commercial, New Zealand sauvignon blanc, is out in West Auckland. Yep. Originally planted by the Spence brothers in 1970 with 400 bottles produced in the first vintage of 1974, they then decided to propagate … Read More
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The Hunting Lodge Seasonal Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020
The Hunting Lodge Seasonal Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 $27 While the Hunting Lodge kids are based on the old Matua vineyard and winery out in West Auckland, they’re wizards at sourcing superb pinot gris fruit from Marlborough. With nostril-numbing nuances of nashi and palate-quenching poached quince characters (take that Mrs Brown from 6th form English, … Read More
The Hunting Lodge Project X Chardy Jack Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019
The Hunting Lodge Project X Chardy Jack Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 $32 Ok. Hands up who wouldn’t love to leap into a chardonnay fermented in bourbon barrels? Bourbon barrel-aged wine is new to New Zealand, however, it’s a growing trend in the US, with Californian wineries leading the charge. So the folk at the Hunting … Read More