New Zealand
The New Zealand wine industry is one of the younger wine regions in the world, whose popularity grew immensely when Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc hit the world wine scene, quite unique in style when compared to the typical French Sancerre.
Wine is successfully cultivated on both the North and South islands from a latitude of 36 degrees in the North to 45 degrees for the most southerly wine region in the world, the south Island's Central Otago. The majority of regions are located in free-draining alluvial valleys except for Waiheke Island and Kawarau Gorge in Central Otago and benefit from the moderating effect of the maritime climate as no vineyard is more than 80 miles from the ocean. With plentiful sunshine hours and cool evening sea breezes, the grapes thrive.
Sauvignon Blanc is the major white variety people will think of when you mention New Zealand Whites, however fantastic Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and less commonly Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Pinot Blanc. Pinot Noir is the most widely planted red variety in New Zealand although Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (Bordeaux Blends), Syrah are also grown and in even smaller amounts, Tempranillo and Montepulcianos can too be found. Sparkling wines of very high standards are also made in New Zealand.
The key wine regions in New Zealand include Auckland, Canterbury, Central Otago, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Nelson.
Wine is successfully cultivated on both the North and South islands from a latitude of 36 degrees in the North to 45 degrees for the most southerly wine region in the world, the south Island's Central Otago. The majority of regions are located in free-draining alluvial valleys except for Waiheke Island and Kawarau Gorge in Central Otago and benefit from the moderating effect of the maritime climate as no vineyard is more than 80 miles from the ocean. With plentiful sunshine hours and cool evening sea breezes, the grapes thrive.
Sauvignon Blanc is the major white variety people will think of when you mention New Zealand Whites, however fantastic Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and less commonly Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Pinot Blanc. Pinot Noir is the most widely planted red variety in New Zealand although Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (Bordeaux Blends), Syrah are also grown and in even smaller amounts, Tempranillo and Montepulcianos can too be found. Sparkling wines of very high standards are also made in New Zealand.
The key wine regions in New Zealand include Auckland, Canterbury, Central Otago, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Nelson.
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Very pretty cherry and vanilla notes with savoury cured meats, nutty oak and gentle rose florals. Packed with juicy fruit flavours, fine grained tannins and a slate driven minerality. Biodynamic, vegan friendly & certified organic, with no additional sulphites. 16 months on ... Learn MoreRippon 'Rippon' Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2016$87.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Fermented in wooden French cuvees, hand plunged and aged in 50% new French oak barriques the wine was given every priority during its elevation and now shows all the hallmarks of a grand young wine on its release in 2012. Over the ... Learn MoreEscarpment 'Kupe' Pinot Noir 2011$89.99 Per item -
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Felton Road rank among the top 3 New Zealand producers, and in all honesty are usually number 1. In fact, they deserve a spot among the top New World producers, and this was proven when they were given the #12 spot in Wine ... Learn MoreFelton Road 'Cornish Point' Pinot Noir 2018$94.99 Per itemOut of stock -
The highly sought-after Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is undoubtedly one of the great new world Pinot Noirs, often considered a rival to top Burgundy with only limited stock available every vintage. To prove this, winemaker Helen Masters was recently awarded ... Learn MoreAta Rangi Pinot Noir 2017$94.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Rockburn Eleven Barrels; the name says it all really. Every year we fill hundreds of French oak barrels with Pinot Noir, and every year I search for those individual barrels that most eloquently speak of site and season. We present ... Learn More -
For international Chardonnay day, we're going to celebrate appropriately! Chardonnay is one of the most widely-planted, divisive, as well as diverse grape varieties on earth. At this tasting will take a deep dive into this variety and look at 3 ... Learn More
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Fermented in wooden French cuvees, hand plunged and aged in 50% new French oak barriques the wine was given every priority during its elevation and now shows all the hallmarks of a grand young wine on its release in 2012. Over the ... Learn MoreEscarpment 'Kupe' Pinot Noir 2018$99.99 Per item -
With an exceptionally warm, classic, long summer - Vintage 2018 gave us an explosion of flavour and colour! Continued sunshine gave us the chance to keep ripening our reds right through until 20 April. The reds have incredibly deep colours and ripe, ... Learn MoreTe Mata Estate 'Coleraine' 2018$99.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Originally a single vineyard wine, from 1989 Coleraine has been an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards on the Havelock Hills. 2019 was a warm, dry, easy grape-growing season that has produced ... Learn MoreTe Mata Estate 'Coleraine' 2019$105.00 Per item -
Coleraine is New Zealand’s most famous red wine - rivals the very best wines from Bordeaux, France. The final blend is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Brilliant magenta, Coleraine ’16 entices with concentrated rose syrup, fresh, fragrant raspberry, wild ... Learn MoreTe Mata Estate 'Coleraine' 2016$105.00 Per itemOut of stock -
Winemaker Blair Walter describes the wines of 2019 as ‘astonishing quality’ This 2019 Cornish Point Pinot Noir is from a vineyard near to the new Cromwell township, where the close proximity to water creates a unique microclimate. As we have come to ... Learn MoreFelton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2019$109.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Gimblett Gravels encompasses a centuries old dry river bed in Hawkes Bay that is believed to be the first in the New World where the ultimate boundary is defined by a distinct soil type. The vines are planted in the ... Learn MoreCraggy Range 'Le Sol' Syrah 2018$114.99 Per item -
The final blend is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and ... Learn MoreTe Mata Estate 'Coleraine' 2017$114.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Gimblett Gravels encompasses a centuries old dry river bed in Hawkes Bay that is believed to be the first in the New World where the ultimate boundary is defined by a distinct soil type. The vines are planted in the ... Learn MoreCraggy Range 'Le Sol' Syrah 2015$114.99 Per itemOut of stock -
The nose is elegantly concentrated with a deep, dense core of well-ripened dark-red cherry and berry fruit seamlessly melded with subtle dark-red florals, dark herbs, spices and oak elements, unfolding black-berried fruits. The aromatics are exceptionally harmonious and integrated, and ... Learn MoreAta Rangi Pinot Noir 2015$115.01 Per itemOut of stock -
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Dry River is a highly collected and difficult to secure producer based in Martinborough. The wines, made by the fantastic winemaker Wilco Lam, are often rated in the top 3-4 Pinot Noir's in the country ... Learn MoreDry River Pinot Noir 2015$129.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Felton Road rank among the top 3 New Zealand producers, and in all honesty are usually number 1. In fact, they deserve a spot among the top New World producers, and this was proven when they were given the #12 spot in Wine ... Learn MoreFelton Road 'Block 3' Pinot Noir 2018$129.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Limited release. Aromas of red currants, blueberries and blackberries. Hints of star anise and some peppery notes. The palate is medium-bodied with elegant fruit. There are some grainy tannins and refreshing acidity with a long finish. A unique parcel within ... Learn MoreRippon 'Emma'S Block' Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2013$129.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family owned, producing internationally recognised wines exclusively from its Hawkes Bay vineyards. Under the direction of John Buck. Very dark, deep, near impenetrable black-red colour, with a slightly lighter edge. The nose is beautifully ... Learn MoreTe Mata Coleraine 2015$130.00 Per item -
Sourced from the ‘main sites’ around Ata Rangi with vine age over 20 years old. This is about 30 to 40% whole bunch, which gets done by feel from year to year, ‘looking at seeds and stems’, says Masters. ... Learn MoreAta Rangi Pinot Noir 2011$134.99 Per item -
Winemaker Blair Walter describes the wines of 2019 as ‘astonishing quality’ The 2019 Block 3 Pinot Noir, from the original plantings by Stewart Elms in Felton Road in 1991, is possibly one of the greatest yet! Located on a gentle north facing slope where ... Learn MoreFelton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2019$134.99 Per itemOut of stock -
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If you wanted to explore the concept of ‘precision’ in wine, Kusuda is a good place to do so. Winemaking is thoughtful but simple, with a quarter of the wine seeing new oak. Some 20 months maturing in barrel. Kusuda rarely ... Learn MoreKusuda Syrah 2017$140.00 Per itemOut of stock -
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100 Points from James Suckling. Very pretty cherry and vanilla notes with savoury cured meats, nutty oak and gentle rose florals. Packed with juicy fruit flavours, fine grained tannins and a slate driven minerality. Biodynamic, vegan friendly & certified organic, with no ... Learn MoreRippon 'Rippon' Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2010$160.00 Per itemOut of stock -
Consistently ranked as one of New Zealand's best Rieslings. An absolute collectors item, and incredibly rare, this year this wine is ever rarer, as winemaker Hiro Kusuda was able to make a tiny amount of Botrytis-infected grapes. Every single berry ... Learn MoreKusuda Botrytis Riesling 'Tba' 2018 (375Ml)$160.00 Per itemOut of stock -
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This pack contains a bottle of 3 different wines to be opened during an online tasting held on Thursday the 1st of October 2020.
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This Pinot Noir was made by Francois Millet, winemaker at the iconic Chambolle Musigny estate of Domaine Georges Comte de Vogue in partnership with Paul Pujol from Prophets Rock. Francois even insisted on exporting the same brass hand pumps from ... Learn MoreCuvee Aux Antipodes By Prophet’S Rock 2017$186.99 Per itemOut of stock -
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