On a flight to London last month, I sat next to a lady who told me her favourite Sauvignon Blanc was from Marlborough and called Tinpot Hut. (It was a bit embarrassing to admit that I had never heard of it). Fast forward three weeks and I am back in Auckland catching up on my…
Category: nz wine

Ferment, April 2008
There has been much discussion recently about the merits and motivation of those wineries submitting multiple single vineyard (or similar) bottlings to wine shows with the implication being that they are merely chasing medals (which is a bit disingenuous really as surely this is the very raison d’être of wine shows?). However, there is a…

IWM October 2007
Clearview Estate, Bilancia, Cable Bay, Waipara Hills . . . . . .
IWM August 2007
Julicher, Jackson Estate, Pegasus Bay, Framingham . . . .

IWM July 2007
Spy Valley Envoy, Valli, Te Awa, Saint Clair . . . .

IWM June 2007
de Vogue, Penfolds, The Ned, Vavasour, Craggy Range . . .

IWM March 2007
Sacred Hill, Cloiudy Bay, Matua, Rippon, Nautilus . . .

IWM January 2007
Esk Valley, Escarpment, Clayridge, Thornbury . . . .