Forrest The Doctors’ Marlborough Riesling 2022 $20-$22 No sooner will your first sip slip down your pipe than you’ll understand why this racy riesling consistently brings home shiny gold medals and 5 star ratings. Boasting lipsmacking green apple goodness and layers of lime sorbet and lemonade, it’s roars in the flavour department, yet whispers seductively … Read More
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Zephyr Organic Marlborough Riesling 2022
Zephyr Organic Marlborough Riesling 2022 $32 A wise person recently wrote that it doesn’t take much to make her happy. Six meals a day. Ten hours sleep. Decent yoga pants, complete solitude, and no social obligations whatsoever. I would, however, add ‘a bottle of Zephyr riesling’ to the list. Why? Because it’s crafted from fruit … Read More
Rock Ferry Organic Marlborough Brut Pinot Blanc 2020
Rock Ferry Organic Marlborough Brut Pinot Blanc 2020 $35 Now this is something you don’t see every day. Rare, unusual and super-exciting, a tiny block of organic pinot blanc (a mutation of pinot noir) was hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed to retain its delicacy, gently fermented in stainless steel to capture its signature white florals and citrus … Read More
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $29 From the first sniff and sip you’ll know that this isn’t just any old Marlborough sauvignon oh no. With a gently smoky scent garnered from cool barrel fermentation in older oak with wild yeasts, this Rapaura-grown sauvignon has creamy, passionfruit custard and bruised basil … Read More
Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022
Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 $27 I often think about what I’d wish for if I were ever given actual wishes. I could whip out the usual world peace, equality-and-harmony stuff, but in reality, I’d just really love to be able to buy the correct amount of bananas for once in my life. What you … Read More
Black Cottage Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Black Cottage Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $18 Water-white and super-bright, this new sauvignon is snappy-fresh, bursting with basil and passionfruit and citrus zest on both the nose and palate. Sweet pea, lemonade and loads of herbaceousness make this a cleansing, gumtingling sauvignon that’ll bring the grins. Black Cottage
Forrest Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022
Forrest Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 $24 Softly spiced pear strudel notes on the nose lead to a rich, lipsmacking style with style, flair and fatness on the mid-palate and an apple-laced finish. Juicy, generous, crisp and lengthy – it’s a dangerously easy style to smash. Forrest Estate
Ara Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
Ara Marlborough Chardonnay 2022 $16-$25 Paired with: Annabel Langbein’s Salmon Noodle Bowl in NZ Herald Canvas July 1 2023 Salmon and Chardonnay go together like Sonny and Cher, like Kylie and Jason, like Art and Matilda. Yet as soon as you pair the silky, peachy, softly-toasty tones of Ara’s new release with the fleshy, slipperiness … Read More
Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019
Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 $40 Paired with: Annabel Langbein’s Shiitake Soba Noodles in the NZ Herald Canvas July 1 2023 This dish is very green and crunchy with all that broccoli, cucumber and coriander, and you’re possibly wondering why I’m recommending a red wine to go with it. Well, I’ll tell … Read More
Falconhead Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Falconhead Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $15-$18 Hands down this is one of my favourite 2022 sauvignon blancs. It is so deliciously punchy and perfectly prickly in terms of its textures. Passionfruit, lemongrass, lime zest and bursting with basil, it has incredible citrus concentration and a lovely herbaceous layer running from sniff to sip to swallow. … Read More