Forrest Marlborough Arneis 2022 $28 Holy flower power winefans! Here’s a very tasty and very sunshiny southern rascal which hurls all sorts of stunning citrus blossom florals nostrilward and washes waves of lemon, apple and mineral-laced loveliness around your tongue & gums. Initial impressions trick you into thinking it’s going to be a lightweight, yet … Read More
Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Gris 2023 $24 Full, satisfying pinot gris from Zephyr’s Glover family, generously dry and creamy and flooded with poached pear, quince paste and gentle spices that soak across the nose and palate. It’s a classically-constructed style that’s beautifully balanced. Zephyr
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
Tony Bish Wines Heartwood Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $40 Wow! 100% barrel-fermented in 3-year-old seasoned French oak, it’s deeply golden and glossy in the glass and bursting with scorched peach, grilled grapefruit and roasty, toasty goodness on the nose and palate. Stylish, seamless and super-refreshing, it has excellent citrus weight, a hint of creamy complexity, … Read More
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
Paired with Baked Brie with honey, walnuts and thyme in the NZ Herald Canvas Drinks matches Sept 9th 2023 Trinity Hill 125 The Gimblett Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $80 Deeply golden in the glass, this roasty, toasty, citrus-centric chardonnay was hand-harvested fruit from Trinity’s “Tin Shed” vineyard, gently pressed then fermented with wild yeasts in a … Read More
Massey Dacta Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $19 Lemon? check. Passionfruit? check. Peach? check. Green herbs? check. Lime zest and grassy notes? checkitty check. Named after the way the little Glover brothers used to pronounce the word ‘tractor’, this wine is a tribute to their faithful family farm Massey Ferguson. These days they’re grown men, who … Read More
Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Pinot Gris 2023 $27 The Finn family has harnessed Nelson’s famously long sunshine hours to create a fully solar-powered winery, heavily geared around organic winegrowing and sustainable production and using only electric forklifts and vineyard vehicles. AND the wines are packaged in new, lightweight glass bottles to reduce their carbon footprint. Their … Read More
Decibel Giunta Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2022 $24.99 If you’ve been hunting for a crunchy-crisp, spice-laced pinot gris that’s packed with fresh-cut pear and yellow apple complexity – then hang up your boots because you’ve stepped right on it. Dry, zesty-fresh and seriously juicy on the palate, it has great tension and lipsmacking textures. It’ll … Read More
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