New Zealand Wines Archives

Cloudy Bay’s Central Otago Pinot Noir is a boldly fruited wine with damson plum and black cherry aromas plus some...

Pelorus NV

This traditional method sparkling wine has made a real leap in quality in recent years, becoming much more refined and...

Cloudy Bay Chardonnay 2019

There is plenty of intensity on the nose with aromas of white nectarine, red apple and grapefruit combined with a...

Chard Farm River Run Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019

2019 is getting lots of hype as something pretty special from across the ditch, so the chance to look at...

Chard Farm ‘Mata-Au’ Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019

Next step up is this pinot, from the Mata-Au vineyards in the Lowburn and Parkburn areas of the Cromwell basin....

Doctors Flat Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017

Having followed the progress of Steve Davies’s solo project with interest, it comes as no surprise to see his latest...

Biblioteque Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Love it or hate it, we could all do with a case of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc around the house. For...

Dog Point Chardonnay 2018

Marlborough Chardonnay often gets forgotten behind the local sauvignon blanc and pinot noir, despite the local potential to make some...

Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2014

I do love what Dog Point do with their Section 94 – it’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc but like you have...

Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2020

I challenge anyone who says they are not fans of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to not be impressed by this superb...

Church Road TOM Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

There are some wines that just deliver from the moment you pop the cork, and this is one of those...

Church Road TOM Chardonnay 2019

Hawke’s Bay. On this side of the ditch this superb region is regularly forgotten. If it starred with pinot noir,...

Church Road TOM Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

The decision to go with a merlot dominant blend was made based on the quality of the fruit, which was...

Church Road TOM Chardonnay 2019

This is a powerhouse chardonnay from Hawkes Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. The fruit was wild fermented and then...

Kaiora Bay Gibbston Pinot Noir 2018

Gibbston is one of the key sub-regions in the famed pinot capital of New Zealand – Central Otago. Of all...

Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Jealousy is a curse and when it comes to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc there is plenty of that going round from...

Jules Taylor Gruner Veltliner 2020

The rise of Austria’s great gift to the world of wine, gruner veltliner, continues, this time in Marlborough. Marlborough is...

Pyramid Valley – 2020 Red Wine Releases

Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018 96 Points – $50Drink 2023 – 2030 Grower sourced from a blend of...

Pyramid Valley – 2020 White Wine Releases

Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Sauvignon + 2019 90 Points – $30Drink 2020 – 2023 Should one judge subjectively or objectively?...

Smith & Sheth Cru Wines

Smith & Sheth ‘Cru’ Wairau Sauvignon Blanc 2019 89 Points – $30Drink 2020 – 2021 No mistaking this. A fine...

Lowburn Ferry ‘Home Block’ Pinot Noir 2018

From the 2.7 hectare Home Block on the Manata Vineyard in Central Otago, first planted in 2000, with Burgundian clones....

Kaiora Bay Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018