For the past several vintages, the Spy Valley chard has been one of the best buys around. This release is …
→ moreThis wine is grown close to the sea on the Wairau bar. “The fruit is pristine and a wonderful marriage …
→ moreGrown in the Benmorven vineyard in Marlborough’s southern valleys, this wine can look standoffish early but has a lot to …
→ moreAttractive spicy red apple and flinty complexity mark this chardonnay’s flavour profile. It’s a textured wine, well-balanced, finishing with length …
→ moreThe ever-reliable Hawke’s Bay Cellar Selection is one of those can’t-go-wrong chardonnay options. The 2016 version has real stuffing. It’s …
→ moreGrown at various sites, mostly in the Wairau Valley, this presents quite a different style to its Hawke’s Bay cousin …
→ moreYou don’t get much better value than this. It’s full, rich, ripe with attractive flintiness and great balance. There’s a …
→ moreTHIS IS A PURE, joyous example of a Portuguese grape that has shown a liking for New Zealand conditions. Spring …
→ moreSaint Clair’s foray into Hawke’s Bay has been paying off, as this splendid viognier attests. Stonefruit, lavender and ginger notes …
→ moreThis winery has established an excellent track record for its viognier. This new release is a textural treat – gently, …
→ moreThe lifted freshness and perfume of this wine give it a pinot-esque quality. Juicy red and blue fruit flavours are packaged in a …
→ moreThis smart package is grown on a property on which a 150-year-old chapel still stands (it now serves as a tasting room), …
→ moreHeathcote is located in central Victoria, and the De Bortoli family has recently purchased a large vineyard in the region. …
→ moreA tribute to the man who steered this family-owned winery into the modern era, this seductive wine is in the …
→ moreThis wine represents terrific value, drawing praise from every judge on the Cuisine panel. It has lovely intensity and a …
→ moreInk by name as it is inky in colour (intense purple), this is one is for the hedonists. It is …
→ moreGrant Burge acquired and replanted the old Miamba vineyard site in 1983. The results since then have been impressive. This …
→ moreFrom the first sniff, this multi-vineyard blend hollers ‘Aussie shiraz!’ with that familiar, traditional sweet blackberry perfume. In the mouth …
→ moreAnother great buy, this is a punchy, juicy wine that offers up brooding, saline scents. A wave of concentrated fruit …
→ more“The Truant’, originally, was winemaker Ben Riggs’ great-great-great grandfather, who parted ways with the education system when he was seven-years-old. …
→ moreThe McLaren Vale, the cradle of South Australian wine production, is known for its seductively-textured shiraz. This wine is a good example, …
→ moreThis bold expression captures the essence of the Barossa. Richly scented, ripe, brambly and spicy, its flavours (cherry, berryfruit) are …
→ moreTaylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 **** -4 $25.00 Best buy This ever-reliable producer is the largest winery in …
→ moreBy any measure, this is a bargain. It’s a ripe, confected, rollicking style, jam-packed with sweet dark fruit and spicy …
→ moreThe name Zeppelin is an acknowledgement of pioneering German industriousness, the force that got winegrowing started in the Barossa. It …
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