I have a thing for Kiwi Chardonnay. Its day will come. It doesn’t currently get the respect it deserves, but with wines like these from Neudorf, and the stunning wines…
Two Pinot Noirs from Folding Hill, Central Otago, NZ
I visited Folding Hill, in the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago, back in January 2014. It’s the project of two medical folk, emergency doctor Tim Kerruish and his wife Nikki,…
Folium: interesting dry-grown wines from New Zealand’s Marlborough region
Takaki Okada came to New Zealand’s Marlborough region in 2003, and began working with Clos Henri. In 2010, he bought an 8.5 hectare vineyard that had been established by Fromm…
Framingham Classic Riesling 2008 Marlborough, New Zealand
This is, I think, the last bottle of a batch of this wine that I bought very inexpensively a few years ago. This is the thing with Riesling: if you…
Video: Gorging on pāua, lobster and wine on the Wairarapa coast
This is an old film from 2010 that I initially uploaded on another platform, which has since disappeared, and I had requests (well, one actually) to resurrect it. So here…
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Seminar: classic versus alternative styles
Yesterday I took part in a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc seminar at New Zealand House in London. The aim of the seminar was to compare classic styled Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc…
Neudorf Rosie’s Block Chardonnay 2015, with video
This is the latest release from Nelson winery Neudorf, and it’s a new name for an old wine. Rosie’s Block is named after Judy and Tim Finn’s daughter Rosie, and…
Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay 2012
Neudorf are one of New Zealand’s most famous wineries. They’re based in the Nelson region, where the first vines of the modern era were planted on South Island, and of…
Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2015 impresses
I’m a fan of Sauvignon Blanc. I know it’s not very wine geeky, but I really like it. And this is one of the best. I bought a case of…