Misha’s Vineyard The Soloist Central Otago Pinot Rosé 2019

12 January 2020By Yvonne

Misha’s Vineyard The Soloist Central Otago Pinot Rosé 2019 $27 The freshly-crushed pinot noir berries were left to soak on their skins for 24 hours to extract this gorgeous, redcurrant hue.  It’s an ultra-clean, yet full-bodied style that’s dry, incredibly zesty, cherry and berry-saturated rosé that really satisfies.  Cleansing, spicy, it’s very much like a … Read More

Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2019

23 December 2019By Yvonne

Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2019 $24 David Clouston spent a lot of time learning the art of winemaking on the jawdroppingly gorgeous, French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.  It’s also the place where he became more than mildly obsessed with rosé.  Adopting the Provençal ideal of blending many different grape varieties … Read More

Coal Pit Central Otago Rosé 2019

20 December 2019By Yvonne

Coal Pit Central Otago Rosé 2019 $31 Crafted from 100% pinot noir grown in Gibbston, this rich, rockstar of a rosé wiggles across the stage in its slippery lycra trousers and leaves a trail of spiciness in its wake. It’s the kind of style that makes you crack a huge smile and go for a … Read More

Bald Hills Friends and Lovers Central Otago Rosé 2019

20 December 2019By Yvonne

Bald Hills Friends and Lovers Central Otago Rosé 2019 $30 Crafted from two clones of hand-harvested, whole bunch pressed and cool-fermented pinot noir (Abel and 115) and showing gutsy raspberry, cherry and creaming soda, it’s a style that’ll bring the grins and satisfied slurps and have you longing for lashings of smoked salmon and sriracha … Read More

Madam Sass Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2019

10 November 2019By Yvonne

Dish magazine Summer 2020 Haloumi, zucchini and peach skewers I LOVE how salty and moorish haloumi is, and combined with ripe, sweet peach and fleshy zucchini, there’s really only one wine to do the business and that’s the Madam Sass Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 ($22) Pink diamond in the glass and showing pungent … Read More

Waiana Estate Indian Summer Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2019

10 November 2019By Yvonne

Waiana Estate Indian Summer Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2019 $20 If you closed your eyes in the moment you lift the glass to your nose, you’d almost smell the Mediterranean Sea.  A hint of crushed oyster shells, splashed with watermelon, raspberry and the juice of wild cherries blended with pink peppercorns assails the senses.  Grown by … Read More

Coxhead Creek Matakana Rosé 2019

1 November 2019By Yvonne

Coxhead Creek Matakana Rosé 2019 $25 I love this wine!  Crafted by the crazy-talented Warren Knudsen, from 100% cabernet franc, this rosé is the real deal.  It’s incredibly concentrated, spicy, floral and deliciously dry to drink.  Crisp, focused and showing superb purity of flavour, it’s a style that I’d love to see more of from … Read More

Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Pink Pinot 2019

9 October 2019By Yvonne

Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Pink Pinot 2019 $25 If your recent rosé experiences have been a tad lacklustre, and you’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places, then PINK is here to help.  Bish, bolshy, bold and with meat on its bones, PINK is made from 100% Pinot Noir from Lawson’s Chaytors Road … Read More

Main Divide North Canterbury Rosé 2019

26 August 2019By Yvonne

Main Divide North Canterbury Rosé 2019 $20 If you thought, because it’s a rosé from the South Island, that it was bound to be made out of pinot noir, then you might need to saddle up and jump on a new horse because this is an ‘assemblage’ of different grapes that combined, make a crisp, … Read More

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019

20 August 2019By Yvonne

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 $12.99 Brand new Cantabrian cherries and cream-filled rosé here from the fine folk at Waipara Hills.  With raspberry and watermelon flavours, it’s fresh and zesty, crisp and crunchy, simple and satisfying – and that it’s being sold on special for $13 is crazy.   www.thegoodwine.co.nz