Carrick Josephine Organic Central Otago Riesling 2023 $29-$42 The famous knot design on the Carrick label is also known as the Josephine knot, the carrick bend, the sailor’s knot, the Chinese knot, and the Celtic knot. It’s a useful and elegant plait with origins have been traced back to the 700s AD. Yet while the … Read More
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Carrick Organic Central Otago Rosé 2023
Carrick Organic Central Otago Rosé 2023 $36 Zesty-dry and roaring with peppered redcurrant, soft raspberry and apple muffin aromatics, this weighty, willful rosé has extra complexity from barrel fermentation and has more depth and cling in terms of its textures than other recent vintages. Refreshing, taut and showing great mineral-laced tension, it’s a spice-driven style … Read More
Carrick Organic Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Carrick Organic Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $28 I’d expect nothing less than a fun and funky sauvignon from winemaker Rosie Menzies and that’s exactly what she’s delivered in this handpicked, wild-fermented, barrel-and-tank-matured vintage. It has rich lemongrass, dried herb, preserved lemon layers, a burst of bruised basil, and some stylish gooseberry and green apple … Read More
Zephyr Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Zephyr Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $24 A classic smash-up of citrus, passionfruit, sweet pea and soft grassy goodness, this organically-grown sauvignon blanc has a gently herbaceous spine, good minerality, hints of salinity and a decent fennel-edged finish. Dry and crunchy-fresh, it’s got beer-battered snapper and garlic chips written all over it. Zephyr
Loveblock Organic Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022
Loveblock Organic Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 $26.99 Paired with: Green Beans with Tarragon & Buttermilk in NZ Herald Canvas Magazine Sat 2nd March 2024 Now this wine has been out on the market for a while but it’s maturing really beautifully and the second I see anything with tarragon in it, my tastebuds immediately crave … Read More
Deep Down Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
Deep Down Organic Marlborough Chardonnay 2022 $40 I am obsessed with this wine. Yes, the fact that it’s organic is great but holy smokes it is just so luscious, tripicol (yes it’s a spelling mistake, but it kinda suits the wine) packed with pineapple and spice. Spliced together with nectarine and peach-packed intensity, it’s a … Read More
Carrick Bannockburn Organic Central Otago Pinot Blanc 2020
Carrick Bannockburn Organic Central Otago Pinot Blanc 2020 $36 Pinot blanc is a rare beast in New Zealand and I get super-excited whenever I see it, especially when it’s released by expert winemakers like Rosie Menzies at Carrick. With its white flowers, soft lemon and almond aromatics and rich, dry, generously juicy, stonefruit-saturated palate with … Read More
Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2022
Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2022 $28 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Greek Lemon Chicken Traybake in the NZ Herald Canvas Mag Aug 12 2023 Grown on the Moutere Clay Gravels, crafted inside a 100% solar-powered winery then packaged in a new, lightweight glass bottle, this gorgeous chardonnay is absolutely crammed with brightness, energy and electric flavour … Read More
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