Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020

15 January 2025By Yvonne

Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020 $22 Four and a bit years on from vintage, this riesling from one of Marlborough’s founding families has just been released and is showing delicious, maturing characters. Ultra-cleansing, lime-laced, and hosting a hint of weetbix, kero notes and Granny Smith tension on the nose and palate, it’s a an … Read More

Carrick Organic Bannockburn Riesling 2024

4 January 2025By Yvonne

Carrick Organic Bannockburn Riesling 2024 $32 With a splash of citrus sweetness merging with classic Granny Smith apple, mandarin and layers of lemon and lime, this riesling is youthfully fresh and satisfying. A touch hollow in the mid-palate, but highly textural upfront, it’s a taut, style that would work brilliantly with spicy Thai fish cakes. … Read More

Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Riesling 2023

4 January 2025By Yvonne

Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Riesling 2023 $20-$23 Get set for a nose erupting with fresh lime zest, Granny Smith apple, petrichor and green olive notes ok, and then prepare for all of that to osmose in tangy fashion across the tongue and gums in every sip. Generously dry, and showing crunchy-crisp textures, a solid … Read More

Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2024

6 November 2024By Yvonne

Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2024 $tbc Bright and energetic, this riesling has that classic Eden Valley minerality which wraps around a core of green apple and lime. Lean, focused and precise, this riesling boasts a lovely linear structure and a finely tuned finish. Dandelion Vineyards  

Te Mania Nelson Riesling 2023

5 November 2024By Yvonne

Te Mania Nelson Riesling 2023 $22 Scented with crushed shells, lime zest and freshly-sliced Granny Smith apples, this Nelsonian riesling has squint-factor fifty when it comes to zesty acidity and that roars through to the citrus-stacked finish. Te Mania  

Kinross The Last Drop Waitaki North Otago Late Harvest Riesling 2020

23 May 2024By Yvonne

Kinross The Last Drop Waitaki North Otago Late Harvest Riesling 2020 $45 The colour of this late harvest riesling has incredible green flecks, making it bright like a lime diamond. Sweet yet showing bracing acidity and refreshing textures alongside a honeyed spine. It’s a delicious palate cleanser. Kinross

Mondillo Central Otago Riesling 2022

22 February 2024By Yvonne

Mondillo Central Otago Riesling 2022 $30 Classic Jazz apple, white peach, fresh-squeezed lime juice and Winter Cole pear combine with honeysuckle notes to create an eruption of citrus-based aromas and flavours. Grown on the slopes of Bendigo, it’s zesty, crunchy-textured and lengthy, it also has a cute and very elaborate depiction of a barcode on … Read More

Zephyr Organic Marlborough Riesling 2022

9 November 2023By Yvonne

Zephyr Organic Marlborough Riesling 2022 $28 Ben Glover, winemaker at Zephyr, has an unslakeable thirst for great riesling, which is why he pours his heart and soul into every bottle he makes. He also pours buckets of pixie dust and secret magic and sparkly starlight in there as well. The result is a classically dry … Read More

Palliser Estate Martinborough Riesling 2023

23 October 2023By Yvonne

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

Carrick Josephine Organic Central Otago Riesling 2023

21 October 2023By Yvonne

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