Tasting note... 2022 Jules Taylor Pinot Gris RRP $22.99
December 20, 2022
17.5/20
2022 Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris RRP $22.99
Big, fleshy and flavoursome with ripe guava leading the taste in this accessibly soft and lightly spicy Pinot Gris. It has lovely weight and texture thanks to wild yeast ferments, lees stirring while ageing in barre...
Tasting notes... Astrolabe Pinot Gris
December 14, 2022
Two new Pinot Gris from an old Marlborough winery
17.5/202022 Astrolabe Sleepers Vineyard Kekerengu Coast Pinot Gris RRP $25.99
The Sleepers Vineyard at Kekerengu, on the coast south of Blenheim, is a beautiful site and Astrolabe is the only wine producer using grapes from here. Cool coastal breezes add vibrancy a...
Five great whites for Easter
April 14, 2022
Surprising wines from New Zealand's three most popular grapes
Winery founder Rachael Carter of the glamorously named Soho brand featured as our Friday drinks interview last Friday and this week we moved south to North Canterbury over on this blog to meet Cameron Woodhouse, the new chef at Greystone.
In the meantime, with Easter a...
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