Wine review: Saint Clair Block 15 Pinot Noir Marlborough A delicious bright red plum colour, quite extracted, but still light enough to be able to see your fingers through it. The rich sweet cherry fruit dominate the senses. The palate is full, if not a bit flabby and a tad too sweet. The finish is
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Wine of the week is definitely Rojo Garnacha 2009, or Grenache if in France. Soft and supple fruit make this wine an ideal last BBQ of the season wine. It’s not overly complex, and more about primary fruit than depth of character. Ideally suited and a great alternative to the cheap Aussie Shiraz, and can
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  Wine Review: Saint Clair 2010 Pinot Noir From the house that has really cemented itself as a premium Sauvignon Blanc producer, it also tries its hands at many other wine styles, including Pinot Noir. Marlborough has often been over looked by many for Pinot Noir, but has more land under vine, with Pinot Noir
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Wine Review: Neudorf Nelson Chardonnay 2009 For a longtime now, Neudorf have been making world class wines. Neudorf and Seifried have, together, put Nelson on the world wine stage.

Wine review: Brookfields Reserve Vintage Merlot Cabernet 2007 From one of the oldest boutique wineries in Hawke’s bay, founded in 1937, comes this golden labeled wine. Brookfields winery, now owned by Peter Robertson, get fruit from four vineyards around Hawke’s Bay. Hawke’s bay wines are the rising stars of New Zealand wine. The attention has been
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