MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday February 20th 2024 FOLEY WINES ACQUIRES TOAST MARTINBOROUGH Toast Martinborough, New Zealand’s iconic wine and food festival, has been sold to Foley Wines. The move comes at a time when the festival, like many other businesses in the hospitality sector, faces challenges exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19 and unfavourable harvest conditions. … Read More
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Te Kairanga WPF Martinborough Pinot Noir 2020
Te Kairanga WPF Martinborough Pinot Noir 2020 $175 Created by long-time winemaker John Kavanagh and his team as a tribute to William Patrick Foley (or Bill Foley to his mates) the owner of Te Kairanga and head of the Foley Family Wines group. Using only their best Abel clone fruit, this pinot has huge aromatic … Read More
Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Pinot Noir 2019
Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Pinot Noir 2019 $69 One of Martinborough’s foundation wineries, Martinborough Vineyard’s pinot noirs have an aristocratic signature, a spicy edge and delicious dried herb intensity. With its colour of Karma Choc Dahlias and hints of rhubarb and black baccara rose on the nose, it’s an impressive wine with a tonne of … Read More
Big Sky Martinborough Pinot Noir 2021
Big Sky Martinborough Pinot Noir 2021 $45 Katherine Jacobs and Jeremy Corban are the evil geniuses behind Big Sky, one of the most excitingest and one of the most tiniest producers in all ye olde Martinborough. Their vines grow high on the rocky terraces above the Huangarua River and the fruit ripens under the baking … Read More
On Giants Shoulders Martinborough Pinot Gris 2022
On Giants Shoulders Martinborough Pinot Gris 2022 $30 If rich, fleshy pinot gris is your jam then go grab the Molenberg and flick on the toaster buddy because tonight we feast! Crafted by ex-Dry River winemaker Wilco Lam at quite possibly the tiniest winery in the land (a teensy old shed, on the Porters’ Vineyard), … Read More
On Giants’ Shoulders Martinborough Chardonnay 2021
On Giants’ Shoulders Martinborough Chardonnay 2021 $45 I tasted bottle number 1143 of 1578 produced Superb chardonnay here from an exciting Martinborough producer. Its highly refined nose is crammed with baked nectarine and charred pineapple characters and it totally twins where taste is concerned. Youthfully zingy textures help its stylish, stonefruit flavours race around the … Read More
Palliser Estate Martinborough Rosé 2023
Palliser Estate Martinborough Rosé 2023 $35 Crafted from 100% pinot noir grown in vineyards currently under conversion to organics, this pale apricot-hued rosé is perfumed with creaming soda and white raspberry, soft watermelon and Jazz apple notes. Clean, juicy and richly structured, it’s a generously dry style, elegantly structured, vibrant and shows lovely energy on … Read More
Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023
Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023 $32 Golden in the glass and shiny-bright, it’s scented with soft, green pear, Golden Delicious apples and hints of nutmeg. In the mouth, it’s clean and fruity, dry with a hint of rich nashi and shows a good mid-palate texture, weight and length. Palliser Estate
Palliser Estate Martinborough Riesling 2023
Palliser Estate Martinborough Riesling 2023 $32 Sourced from vineyards that are currently under conversion to organic, this riesling roars with green apple perfume, lime blossom, honey-drizzled mandarin and lemon zest. In the mouth, those characters replicate into refreshingly zesty flavours, crunchy-crisp textures, a rich, dry, vein of minerality zig-zags across your chops and add to … Read More
Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $30 Get ready for a tasty punch in the chops from this new release by Palliser Estate. Superjuicy, crammed with citrus, herbaceousness and tropictastic-ness, it’s a generous, beautifully balanced sauvignon with a spark all of its own. Loaded with lemongrassy, basil-boosted aromas, a palate saturated with soft peach and … Read More