Another good NZ Pinot Noir. It’s Jackson Estate’s Gum Emperor, from Marlborough. While this isn’t New Zealand’s top Pinot Noir region, the best examples are brilliant, and this is one…
Montana Sauvignon Blanc and the oddly priced Reserve
Montana’s Sauvignon Blanc is almost always a benchmark example of the Marlborough style, made in large quantities (so you can find it everywhere) and sold at an affordable price. I…
Video: Felton Road, Central Otago
Drinking the Cornish Point over the last couple of nights has prompted me to write up my visit to Felton Road, which is here on the main wineanorak site. I’ve…
World class Kiwi Pinot: Felton Road Cornish Point
Very much enjoying this wine. It’s a serious Pinot Noir from Central Otago’s most famous winery, Felton Road. I visited in February, and all the hype you hear about this…
Filming, jet-lagged
Arrived back in the UK at 7 am, feeling very tired: I’d intended to sleep most of the flight from Raleigh/Durham, but my luck was out: I was surrounded by…
Two Bordeaux-style reds from New Zealand
As regular readers know, I’m a bit taken by New Zealand’s top reds at the moment. Here are two more good-uns, both from the wonderful Gimblett Gravels terroir. Villa Maria…
Two Bordeaux-style reds from New Zealand
As regular readers know, I’m a bit taken by New Zealand’s top reds at the moment. Here are two more good-uns, both from the wonderful Gimblett Gravels terroir. Villa Maria…
Man O’War – sensational Syrah from New Zealand
I’m so glad Tim Atkin selected the Man O’War Dreadnought Syrah for a blind tasting at the Syrah symposium in Hawkes Bay last month. It’s a sensational wine, and this…
Seresin’s incredible six-pack: 2007 Pinot Noirs
Biodynamic Marlborough (NZ) producer Seresin is making some pretty serious wine these days, and with this thrilling line-up of Pinot Noirs from the 2007 vintage, they’ve demonstrated that the Marlborough…