Monowai Hawke’s Bay Brut Rosé NV $24.99 If a sparkling wine stacked solid with ripe berries, cherries, creamy complexity and a melon-like finish is a bit of you, then you’ll love this new release from Monowai. Bold, boisterous and laced with herbal notes, it’s got a big personality, loads of texture and a style all … Read More
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Vilaura Hawke’s Bay Methode Traditionelle Extra Brut Blanc de Blanc 2019
Vilaura Hawke’s Bay Methode Traditionelle Extra Brut Blanc de Blanc 2019 $65 Impeccably stylish. It’s crafted from 100% clone 95 chardonnay grapes by sparkling wine specialists Jascha Oldham-Selak and his partner Sanne Witteveen and it’s immensely tasty. Lifted and citrus scented, it’s accentuated with clean apple, lemon shortbread characters, creamy cashew notes and boasts generosity, … Read More
Giesen 0% Sparkling Brut
Giesen 0% Sparkling Brut $20.99 Hands down this is one of the best zero alc sparkling wines I’ve ever tasted. Crafted from a blend of sauvignon blanc and pinot gris which has been put through a spinning cone system of dealcoholisation, this sparkling has soft lemon and pear notes, a generous mid-palate mouthfeel and boasts … Read More
Batch Winery Thomas Waiheke Island Blanc de Gris
Batch Winery Thomas Waiheke Island Blanc de Gris NV $50 Paired with: Annabelle Langbein’s Provencal egg salad in the NZ Herald July 8th 2023 My first instinct when confronted by creamy, mustardy, eggy goodness is to reach for a great sparkling wine. Now loads of proper, grown-up, wine-and-food-folk say that prosecco or cava are the … Read More
Canella Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco ‘Millesimato’ 2014
Canella Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene ‘Millesimato’ 2014 $30 It might say ‘extra dry’ on the label, but make no mistake, this plucky prosecco is packed with apple, pear and soft lemony loveliness, a seam of piercingly vibrant acidity and real generosity in the mid palate. Serve super-chilled to enjoy the flintiness on the finish. Prosecco is made … Read More
Clos Henri Solange Marlborough Blanc de Noirs Methode Traditionnelle 2020
Clos Henri Solange Marlborough Blanc de Noirs Methode Traditionnelle 2020 $45 ‘Sainte Solange’ is the tiny rimu chapel relocated in 2003 to the Clos Henri vineyard to serve as their tasting room. Named in memory of Solange Bourgeois, the late wife of Clos Henri’s founder Henri Bourgeois, ‘Solange’ also means ‘dignified’ in French so it … Read More
Spade Oak Voysey Le Champ NZ Prosecco 2022
Spade Oak Voysey Le Champ NZ Prosecco 2022 $28 Welcome to the very first wine made from 100% NZ prosecco grapes. It’s fitting that Steve and Eileen Voysey are the couple behind it because they have a reputation for pioneering interesting grape varieties from their little pocket of paradise on the east coast of the … Read More
Polka Davidson Plum De-Alc Sparkling Rosé NV
Polka Davidson Plum De-Alc Sparkling Rosé 2021 $28 An intriguing, citrus-saturated style crafted from a mixture of red, Riverland-grown grapes and a splash of Davidson plums to boost the botanicals. The initial impression is sweet, yet the acidity is solid and refreshing and really accentuates the length of flavour. Rich, generously proportioned and feisty, it … Read More
Brown Brothers King Valley Prosecco & Prosecco Rosé
Brown Brothers King Valley Prosecco $15 If you’re looking for a vibrant, apple and lemon-layered sparkler with a splash of sweetness and a pang of pear drop on the finish, then here’s your thing Chandler Bing. Clean, floral and feisty – it has a zippy, refreshing texture that’ll please even the most jaded crowds. Brown … Read More
Leveret Estate IQ Methode Traditionnelle Premium Brut NV
Leveret Estate IQ Methode Traditionnelle Premium Brut NV $19 This Méthode Traditionnelle (the same method of making Champagne) is a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier that’s been disgorged after a minimum of 18 months on its yeast lees (the residue leftover from the ferment). These guys have been making high-end sparkling wine … Read More