Tasting note... 2020 Zen Chardonnay RRP $140
December 3, 2022
This week's WIne of the Week is the third vintage of Zen, one of New Zealand's best quality and highest priced Chardonnays. Does it live up to its name and its price tag? If ever there was a time of year to push the boat out and see, here it is with the silly season upon us....
Dry grown new wine of the week
September 28, 2022
New Chardonnay from old dry grown vines
18.5/20
2021 Tony Bish Skeetfield Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay RRP $67.99
A stunning new wine with bold flavours, a big body and a nuance of creamy appeal made from dry grown Mendoza Chardonnay grapes from the Skeetfield Vineyard. This was...
Wines of the week... in homage to Chardonnay Day
May 30, 2022
International Chardonnay Day is on the Thursday before the last Monday in May each year, which means it was last week, making it timely for the release of three new Hawke's Bay Chardonnays from one of the region's key producers. Chardonnay is the world's most popular white w...
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