Hunter’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $15-$19 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Spring Vegetables & Tahini Soy Dressing – CANVAS magazine NZ Herald Saturday September 25th 2021. I’m sorry but if green beans, snow peas, asparagus, spinach, broccoli and buckets of greenery doesn’t demand a large, chilled goblet of sauvignon blanc then I don’t know what does. … Read More
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Carrick Central Otago Dry Riesling 2019
Carrick Central Otago Organic Dry Riesling 2019 $28 From their ‘Arthurs’ vineyard in Bannockburn comes this sophisticated, citrus-saturated yet skeletally dry riesling from scarily talented winemaker Rosie Menzies. Scented with fresh-cut lime, green apples, it absolutely fangs with fennel and citrus flavours and finishes with perfectly prickly, exfoliating acidity on the palate. Its 0.6g/l of … Read More
Terrace View Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Terrace View Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $14.99 With lemongrass and tropical tones on the nose and some herbaceous, capsicum and green apple characters on the palate, and marzipan textures on the finish. It’s a simple, quaffable sauvignon that could work well for a large function like a spring wedding
Terrace View Barrel Fermented Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018
Terrace View Barrel Fermented Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 $18.99 Fresh, juicy nectarine and pineapple characters on the nose lead to a peachy, punchy palate. It’s a medium-weight wine with solid acidity and toasty textures to finish. Vibrant, taut and darn drinkable.
Harrier Ridge Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2019
Harrier Ridge Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2019 $24.99 Golden in the glass and showing attractive cashew and roast peach aromas and a toasty, stonefruit-centric mid-palate. It’s a crowd-pleaser of a chardonnay laced with mango and nougat notes and boasts a long, creamy finish. It’s a style that’ll work across loads of different food and with loads … Read More
Harrier Ridge Hawke’s Bay Gewürztraminer 2020
Harrier Ridge Hawke’s Bay Gewürztraminer 2020 $24.99 Here’s a classic, dry and spice-centric gewürz from the talents of Richard Rhodes and harks back to the rockstar gewürztraminers from the Mangatahi region that came from Kemblefield wines back in the day. Citrus pith, ginger, and lychee layers on the nose and palate lead to a long, … Read More
Mischief with Wine Waipara Riesling 2021
Mischief with Wine Waipara Riesling 2021 $22 Beware! Sniffing this wine will send you back to that old 1980s tv ad for Fruju iceblocks where the beautiful, tanned people in bikinis all leap off a yacht and splash into the sea screaming “Ooh Aahh!” It’s awash with grapefruit, apple and punchy, citrus-centric freshness. And while … Read More
Monowai Estate Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020
Monowai Estate Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020 $25 Twas waaay back in ye olde early days of my wine journey that I first encountered the mighty Monowai chardonnay and now it’s something I look forward to seeing each year because it’s changing (for the better) all the time. Emma Lowe and Marcello Nunez are the evil … Read More
Stanley Estates Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Stanley Estates Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $29 From the Awatere (or should I say Awesometere) Valley, comes this lemongrassy lovely from the super-talented folk at Stanley Estates. Winemaker Eveline Fraser manages to coax oh so soft aromas of elderflower, passionfruit and peach from every berry and in the mouth it’s awash with tart … Read More
Brightwater Vineyard Nelson Chardonnay 2020
Brightwater Vineyards Nelson Chardonnay 2020 $27 Lifted and lemony on the nose, this elegantly styled new release from one of our long-time WineFriend loves, is edged with roast cashews and nougat niceness. There’s a lick of smoke, an edge of grilled nectarine and a lush, peachy palate. Great late afternoon sip. Brightwater Vineyards