MARTINBOROUGH PINOTS “CLASSICS”  Martinborough’s flagship Pinot Noir wines have been rated as “classics” by two leading Australian expert wine writers. Tyson Stelzer and Huon Hooke tasted Martinborough’s spectrum of aged wines, recent releases and barrel samples with local winemakers after the Pinot Noir 2013 conference. Winepress’s Stelzer said he was “reminded that Martinborough is the
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Gladstone Vineyard and Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc 2012 Summer may have never arrived in 2012, but what it lacked in Summer it gained in Autumn. A cooler than expected December was followed by a wet, windy January. The temperatures that were promised by the metservice and regional newspapers just never arrived. By late March the
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Bargain of the week: Escarpment Riesling 2009 So this is the wine style that people love to hate. People often buy it without fully knowing what style they are buying. This wine by Escarpment is in the off-dry style. There is sweetness but it doesn’t detract from the zippy little acid that runs from the
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Wines of Martinborough Flying to Wellington is always exciting, and that’s just the landing. Every time I land safely after my white knuckle ride I know that I will have to take off in the same conditions. The rough ride into Wellington makes for a dramatic aspect to any visit to its closest wine region.
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Dry River Wines For the past decade I’ve faced a dilema. One of the most celebrated New Zealand wines just failed to excite me. “First world problem” I hear you shout. First world problem indeed, but I’ve always tried to understand their wines, and what makes them so successful. I recently had the chance to
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