Known Unknown Flamingo Gisborne Pinot Noir Rosé 2024 $25 Utilising organically-grown pinot noir grapes from Gisborne’s Manutuke sub-region, this rosé is just like its namesake, all leggy, long and elegantly picks its way across your tongue and gums. Dry, snappy, and laced with red apple, soft citrus, hints of peach tea, and pink peppercorns, it’s … Read More
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Known Unknown Puma Gisborne Pinot Gris 2024
Known Unknown Puma Gisborne Pinot Gris 2024 $25 Crafted from organic grapes grown in the Manutuke subregion of Gisborne, this pinot griz has rizz (as the kids would say). Roaring with musky, baked apple and nashi notes on the nose and palate, it’s a wine carrying classic Gisborne gris complexity, dryness and generosity. Spice-stacked and … Read More
MĀWHERO A celebration of pink wine
After over 5 successful years as Rosé All Day, the annual festival has rebranded to Māwhero! “Te Reo for the colour pink, Māwhero represents a more fun, relaxed and welcoming approach to wine festivals,” says organiser and winemaker Jules van Costello, “and it’s exciting to see the event grow and move forward.” First hosted in Wellington in … Read More
Known Unknown Pakipaki Syrah 2021
Known Unknown Pakipaki Syrah 2021 $37 Just south of Hastings in Hawke’ Bay is the sleepy hamlet of Pakipaki, famous for its deep, limestone soils (there’s even a limestone quarry nearby), soils that aren’t your typical base for a place where syrah is more famous for growing in its gravel-rich appellations. Whole-bunch fermented for a … Read More
Known Unknown Flamingo Bridge Pa Rosé 2022
Known Unknown Flamingo Bridge Pa Rosé 2022 $22 Crafted from organic merlot and cabernet franc grapes grown in the iron-rich ‘red gravels’ of Hawke’s Bay’s Bridge Pa wine region and like a true flamingo, it does not care at all for hiding in the background oh no. It’s out there in all its burnished, russety, … Read More
Tastes Like Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020
Known Unknown Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020 $25 Prepare for a hit of meaty, savoury, classic violet and peppercorn characters on the nose of this new syrah and enjoy how it’s followed by smooth, earthy, dark cocoa flavours and layers of nicely chewy tannins. All that good stuff is boosted with solid acidity as well. It’s … Read More