A surprisingly good Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on 23rd Nov 2012 11:26 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz The Te Whare Ra 2011 Sauvignon Blanc is produced from grapes predominately from the Awatere Valley. The grapes for this wine are all handpicked. Anna Flowerday says they make wines that they like to drink. I have to confess, even though I am not a huge fan of Sauvignon Blanc, I did really enjoy this...

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Beer makers sure are getting crafty

Posted on 2nd Nov 2012 11:05 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about beer www.sunlive.co.nz If you like a good beer, then break out and try a craft beer. We produce some stunning craft beers in New Zealand which will be available for tasting at the Liquorland Spring Fest 2012 on Friday November 9 at Farmer Auto Village. It was great to catch up with Sam Wilson, head brewer from the McCashin’s...

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The thorn you’ll want inside

Posted on 27th Jul 2012 11:28 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz The 2010 Marisco Vineyards Pinot Gris reflects the classical style that Marisco Vineyards strives for. Pinot gris requires a lot of time and passion and can quite often be a thorn in the side of the viticulturist, hence the name of this wine The Kings series ‘Thorn’. Pour a glass and enjoy...

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Worthy gold medal winner

Posted on 22nd Jun 2012 15:16 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz The Marisco Vineyard’s 2009 Noble Sauvignon Blanc has just won a gold medal at the Decanter Wine Awards London 2012. I have to say I am not surprised to hear that it has won this award, this is a truly outstanding “sticky”. It has good fruit up front with lots of residual sugar and...

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Warm summer created a king among pinots

Posted on 15th Jun 2012 10:15 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz The Kings Wrath is a lovely pinot Noir from the Kings series produced by Marisco vineyards in Marlborough. The fruit for this wine was grown in rich fertile clay loam soils, the low cropping vines were pruned to two canes and used to produce a concentrated balanced fruit. The 2011 vintage was a strong...

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From the finest of vineyards

Posted on 5th Apr 2012 11:14 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz This week’s wine is a lovely 2011 Huntaway Reserve Pinot Gris. The wine represents a blend of Pinot Gris from some of the finest vineyards in Gisborne. The blending of a small proportion of Gewurztraminer was included to increase the complexity of this wine, this added spicy notes and an oily...

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An excellent example of a Gisborne Chardonnay

Posted on 30th Mar 2012 16:24 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz The wine has been barrel-fermented with fruit sourced from a number of premium blocks, Patutahi, Ormond and Whitmore Estate vineyards in Gisborne. Each of these blocks adds to the character of the final wine. It has undergone a high percentage of malolactic fermentation in charry French oak barriques,...

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A wine to enjoy this weekend

Posted on 16th Mar 2012 16:09 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz What better way to enjoy the lovely weekend we have coming up, than with a bottle of 2011 Huntaway Reserve Sauvignon Blanc. The rich clay soils of Marlborough’s Lower Wairau Valley don’t require irrigation, which gives an uncommon richness to the Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The wine is very...

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Well-balanced with silky tannins

Posted on 2nd Mar 2012 11:56 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz Saint Clair Pinot Noir is delicious for its rich palate of ripe dark berries. Well-balanced acidity with silky ripe tannins, the finish is layered with toasty oak, subtle vanilla and coffee, which is followed through with a long lingering finish. The concentrated aromas give off a scent of ripe black...

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Selected by a winemaking panel

Posted on 24th Feb 2012 10:11 | By Anonymous Author

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz All Saint Clair Family Estate wines are selected via a unique quality assessment system. This process starts with open minded quality viticulture and continues in the winery, where 250 small tanks are used for fermentation. The final wine is determined through a blind tasting process, carried out...

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