Hãhã’s sparkling wine made its debut last year. A 50/50 chardonnay-pinot noir blend, it’s a smart wine. Toasty, stonefruit flavours …
→ morePale copper in colour, this rosé is delightful. Don’t be fooled by the sotto voce aromatics. In the mouth it …
→ moreThis is a lively, fascinating wine. A seam of flintiness gives it drive, added complexity and textural interest. A core …
→ moreProsecco, produced near Venice using mostly the Glera grape, is a sparkling wine style enjoying much popularity around the world. …
→ moreThis is a lean, racy style. It opens its account with fresh, appley and pressed linen scents, then washes like …
→ moreThis non-vintage expression makes another of its regular appearances among our top placegetters. It’s a fresh, approachable style with bready …
→ moreOnly pinot noir grapes are used to make this intriguing wine, though you wouldn’t know it from the minerally, green …
→ moreMade by a small family-owned producer based in the tiny Champenois town of Gyé-sur-Seine, this is an attractive 100 per …
→ moreFruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …
→ moreThe Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …
→ morePale lemon in the glass, this wine’s Awatere Valley origins reveal themselves through the racy acidity and green-edged, appley flavours. A …
→ moreThis delicate 2012 impressed with its toasty, spice notes and drew flavour comparisons with French apple and pear patisseries. It starts …
→ moreAromatics as clean and crisp as a freshly ironed shirt are backed up by a beautifully weighted mouthful. Bright citrus and …
→ moreHeady aromatics reminiscent of peach and guava lead through to a rich mouthful, chock full of gently spiced, sweet fruit. The …
→ moreThis wine is intense and quite rich. The stonefruit- and spice-infused fruit presides with plumpness and weight, framed by a balanced, …
→ moreDry with just a hint of sweetness, clean and delicate, this is another great advertisement for pinot gris produced with care …
→ moreThis attractive wine is anchored by a solid core of fruit, a small amount of which was fermented in oak barrels. …
→ moreA crowd-pleaser, on several levels. The price will appeal and the crisp, juicy, citrusy style will win plaudits from pinot gris …
→ moreWaimea’s second-tier label has delivered some terrific whites across the board in 2013. With strong Asian pear and apple flavours playing …
→ more“Great balance”, exclaimed an admiring Dan Dineen. All the elements work together well in this harmonious wine, displaying attractive spicy fruit. This …
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