Bostock Wines Vicki’s Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2017 $35rrp Reviewed in NZ Herald Canvas Magazine and paired with Banh Mi Burgers Add extra vavoom to the viciously good Vietnamese flavours in this Bánh Mì burger by pairing it with the organically grown awesomeness of the Bostock Wines Vicki’s Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2017 … Read More
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Bald Hills Kirameki Central Otago Pinot Gris 2017
Bald Hills Kirameki Central Otago Pinot Gris 2017 $30 Kirameki is a Japanese word for ‘sparkle’, ‘glint’, ‘glitter’ or ‘glow’ and the good folk at Bald Hills felt it was a great way to describe the rocks that line the Northern tip pinot gris vineyard which sits high up in Gibbston Valley. It’s a style … Read More
Spade Oak Voysey Series Gisborne Pinot Gris 2019
Spade Oak Voysey Series Gisborne Pinot Gris 2019 ($18.50) Paired with Chickpea and Eggplant Salad – Canvas Sat Dec 7th 2019 Pair the earthy awesomeness of this vegan dish with a wine real vavoom. The Spade Oak Voysey Series Gisborne Pinot Gris 2019 ($18.50) is crafted from the Italian clone of pinot gris, known as … Read More
Bald Hills Central Otago Pinot Gris 2016
Bald Hills Central Otago Pinot Gris 2016 $30 Pete Bartle is a winemaker that stamps his signature on everything he touches, meaning if it’s pinot gris – it’s gonna be worth getting his autograph for sure! After three years in the bottle, 2016 is really hitting its straps, texturally it’s dry and has that pear-skin … Read More
Dunstan Road Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018
Dunstan Road Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018 $25 Hand’s down this is one of the best pinot gris I’ve tasted all year. Delicately scented with nashi, white peach and notes of nana’s bathroom cupboard (talc, coldcream, lavendr), while on the palate it is plush with pear, poached quince, honeysuckle and soft spices. The acidity dances … Read More
Aurum Organic Central Otago Pinot Gris 2017
Aurum Organic Central Otago Pinot Gris 2017 $28 Gorgeous fresh-cut apple, pear and quince and strudel notes, it has richness and weight and general all-round deliciousness, so punchy and rich and powerful. Peach, perky perfection. LOVE it!! Here’s something you can announce in front of your friends as you pour this wine. “The soils in … Read More
Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019
Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 ($29) Pad Thai Noodles paired in CANVAS Sat Nov 16 2019 If the winemaking team knew just how good the Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 ($29) was with Pad Thai, they’d be off down the local BYO pretty much every lunchtime. Clean, mineral-driven aromas, with a squeak of … Read More
Mahi Boundary Farm Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Paired with this recipe from dish magazine Summer 2020 Cajun crispy fried mussels If you’re the person who says they love sauvignon blanc, but only buys the stuff that’s on special for under $15 then listen up. If you can possibly stretch, possibly by sneakily withholding cash to buy the Mahi Boundary Farm Marlborough … Read More
Te Awanga Estate Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019
Blistered Bread Beans and Haloumi with Tzatziki Well hang my knickers on the line and call me KZ7. If the combination of these blistered beans and the mind-bendingly tasty Te Awanga Estate Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 ($19) doesn’t have you sailing into the stratosphere then I don’t know what will. Crisp nashi, quince and … Read More
Opawa Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019
Stop. Drop. And roll a bottle of Opawa Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 ($21) into your fridge, because you are gonna want to dish this out pronto when the cheese and crackers are dropped on the table. Rich, yet refreshingly structured with apple, nashi and white pepper perkiness, this pinot gris has got “summer crowd-pleaser written … Read More