Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay: a top 12 from the 2022 vintage in this important New Zealand wine region
These Chardonnays were selected by Cameron Douglas, MS, as the Hawke’s Bay Annual Chardonnay Collection Vintage 2022. 42 wines submitted,
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Clos Henri: one of Marlborough’s most interesting producers revamps its range
Website: www.closhenri.com Of all the wineries in Marlborough, one of the most interesting is Clos Henri, which is owned by
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Highlights: Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 Central Otago, New Zealand
Website: https://www.prophetsrock.co.nz/ Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 Central Otago, New Zealand13.5% alcohol. Since 2005, Paul Pujol has been
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Zephyr: Marlborough gets interesting in the hands of Ben Glover
Website: https://zephyrwine.com/about.htm Ben Glover made his reputation as a winemaker working for Brent Marris at Wither Hills, and later Mud
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Highlights: The Hermit Ram Salty White 2022
This is a blend of Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling from organic vineyards in North Canterbury. They are fermented
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The Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay collection 2021 vintage: some of New Zealand’s best Chardonnays
Hawke’s Bay has a had a good run of recent vintages, despite the awful floods that hit in February 2023,
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Spoke: a new range of boutique wines from New Zealand’s Marlborough region
Website: https://vineyard-productions.com/wine/spoke/ Marlborough is home to some big wineries. By my reckoning there are five that each process more than
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Marlborough at 50: Tohu, the first Māori-owned and operated winery in New Zealand
Website: https://www.tohuwines.co.nz/ Over recent years, the New Zealand wine industry address some of the historical imbalances that saw Māori culture
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Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago
Website: https://akitu.wine/ (with notes added on the latest releases, April 2023) Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed
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Marlborough at 50: tasting three of the region’s best-known Sauvignons on camera
I popped into a local supermarket and found these three popular Sauvignon Blancs from the 2022 vintage, took them home,
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