Richard Ellis stopped by today with a few of the latest releases from Greywacke, the label of ex-Cloudy Bay supremo Kevin Judd. I've written about Kevin's Greywacke wines a few times over the years, with the …
'Mark my words, Marlborough Pinot is about to ratchet up a few notches.' That was me, back in 2011. Now, five years on, and if the latest crop (cough) of Marlborough Pinots are to go by; …
The new 2014 vintage Dog Point wines have just landed here at Graham HQ and I'm itching to get into them. That will come next. In the meantime, I reviewed this '13 Section 94 Sauv Blanc …
I'm in a benchmarking mood today, and Sauvignon Blanc is in the tasting headlights. The focus for this lineup was a wine that I think is amongst NZ's best 'classic' Sauvignon Blanc styles - the Dog …
I do wonder if we've hit peak Pinot in Australia yet. Each year the variety gets more mainstream love, more acceptance amongst the 'all red wines in Australia should be produced from Shiraz, Cabernet or …
Ra Nui Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 I imagine it would be hard to be a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc producer without a really strong brand. Considerable downward pressure on prices in recent years (in Australia at least). This …
Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2013 This is what I think is NZ's finest Sauvignon Blanc. Period. When I tried it back in November it was still coming together, but now, six months later, it …
Ra Nui Marlborough Pinot Gris 2014 Imported by Tyrrell's. Green straw. Succulent, musky nose though with a lean and reductive edge. Palate is sufficiently phenolic, loaded up with C02 and dry to finish but lacks the fruit …
10 top Kiwi Pinots with Fromm's Adam Balasoglou This is the sort of tasting to remind you just how much better value Kiwi Pinot is compared to Burgundy. Or anything is compared to Burgundy. I followed …
Craggy Range Avery Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2014 I intended to write it up for World Sauvignon Blanc day (which was a week or so back), however a thoroughly demoralising afternoon bracket of Aussie/Kiwi Pinot Gris left …
Stoneleigh Latitude Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Sauvignon Blanc like this is an easy target. Big, sweaty and driven by those classic 'cats-pee-on-a-gooseberry-bush' thiols, it is a natural focal wine for the 'anything but passionfruity Sauv' school of …
Stoneleigh Latitude Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013 This is normally an easy pick from the Stoneleigh range. Hope this is an odd bottle. Smoky cherry nose. Quite a leafy edge really - undergrowth ahoy. There's a real bitter …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
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