A very focussed pinot-based wine with a delicate bead and steely aromatics. Ripe red raspberry, strawberry and toasty brioche flavours …

Though subdued the nose, opens up to reveal fresh grapefruit citrus, strawberries and cream all of which segues through to …

A wonderfully sincere wine with multi- faceted layers of flavours. Genuine fruit ripeness is underscored by flavours of a nutty …

A pale gold shimmering in the glass with some positive development characteristics evident on the nose. Lovely berry fruits come …

Showing some toasty bottle-age notes and attractive flintiness, this lovely single-vineyard wine maintains a generous core of ripe fruit – …

This is a medium-dry style that is gently fragrant and offers pear, citrus and stonefruit flavours. “Shows pure fruit and …

Grown on a site on the western side of the WaiparaValley, this fresh style displays plenty of verve and drive. …

Canterbury is represented by this bold, sharply priced wine. It is well endowed with flinty complexity, while zesty green fruit …

Mount Brown winemaker Frank Manifold has produced a Marlborough-esque expression. Lifted and vibrant with a caressing texture, it is a …

This balanced wine was praised for its creamy texture, ‘warm lemon’ acidity and value for money. After a quiet, savoury …

A punchy style with delicious fruit supplemented by well-integrated toasty oak. Despite the volume and concentration this wine is nimble, …

A wine with generous, citrusy fruit and mealy, oak influenced aromas on the bouquet. Flavours of roasted stone fruits, smoky …

Breathe in those sweet Turkish Delight aromas… you could be at the old bazaar in Istanbul. The flavours are rich …

NO STRANGER TO the Cuisine wine pages, Mount Riley Wines are back with another great wine. Founded in 1992, Mount …

This wine represents Marlborough stalwart Mount Riley’s first venture into Central Otago. It’s a great debut, made from 100% Gibbston …

Made from fruit the Mount Riley winemaking team deems exceptional, this is a lifted, old-school expression. A salty, flinty nose …

I was nothing short of giddy when an albariño took the top spot among myriad other contenders. I have a …

That distinctive struck-match aroma announces that this is Chardonnay. The wine has been very well crafted as the natural fruit …

Pale in the glass with delicate floral notes and dried-spice aromas on the nose. The fruit here is pristine with …

You get a lot of high-revving Marlborough typicity for your dollar with this attractive, expressive rendition. Fresh garden herbs and …

Heady aromatics reminiscent of peach and guava lead through to a rich mouthful, chock full of gently spiced, sweet fruit. The …

The purity that is a hallmark of 2013 riesling shows here in jasmine, orange-blossom and honeysuckle aromatics. Soft, juicy and …

This is a well-made, quite subtle, dry expression. The aromatics have a soft, gauzy quality and in the mouth there …

From the ever-reliable Mount Riley label, this is a smart, racy rendition that offers excellent value. Intense lime zest scents …

Pale pink with a touch of copper on the rim. The nose is subtle and restrained with lovely aromas and …

Appropriately named, this rosé is a bonnie bright-pink colour. Aromas reminiscent of sweet candy floss with ripe summer strawberries abound …

A masterful example of the winemaker harnessing and exemplifying cooler-climate fruit. Nectarine stone and flesh, citrus with lemon curd and …

Bright, electric pink stares unashamedly back at you from the glass with cherries and florals bursting through on the nose. …

Floral scents are the pathway to an intense, effusive mouthful. The fruit is expressive – fresh apples, passionfruit and honeydew …

This second tier label from experienced Marlborough winery Lawson’s Dry Hills offers fantastic value, vintage after vintage. This latest rendition …

Made by Marcus Wright and his team at Lawson’s Dry Hills, this wine’s soft textural succulence is in part due …

A straightforward Champagne priced for celebration. The nose has light herb and citrus-fruit aromas, with just a whisper of toasty …

“The Truant’, originally, was winemaker Ben Riggs’ great-great-great grandfather, who parted ways with the education system when he was seven-years-old. …

While still fresh, this wine also has wonderful characteristics from its development to date. Aromas of salted limes and burnt …

Another great-value Marlborough expression, this medium-dry wine opens with a volley of sweet rosewater and finishes quite dry. “Weighty and …

A very impressive wine that punches well above its weight. The generous mid palate highlights black cherry and tea leaf …

The rose-petal perfumes provide an elegant prelude. In the mouth though, this wine moves to a racier beat. There’s plenty …

“This is a classic, elegant New Zealand style,” noted Sam Harrop. Violet scents, lifted red fruit flavours and a herbal …

Nothing showy about this 2013; it is a restrained yet focused package. Classy aromatics – flintiness and limes – lead …

“Ripe peaches and lavender,” enthused John Belsham. “Very hedonistic!” added Simon Nunns. This wine does have real presence – an …