Villa Maria Estate in New Zealand has been employing organic wine principles since 1999. It was in 2007 when they achieved the internationally recognised BioGro Organic Certification for a 21 hectare block in Hawkes Bay. And in 2009 Villa Maria became the first major winery in New Zealand to gain BioGro certification!
Have you been to Busselton in WA’s South West yet? If you have then you’ll recognise the Busselton Jetty on this eye-catching label from Whicher Ridge Wines. Busselton Jetty is the longest timber-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere at 1,841 metres long. The Jetty 2019 Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon is made from grapes from the Geographe wine region….
Here’s another option for you if you’re looking for a lower alcohol wine. A big thanks to NZ Lighter Wine for this sample of The Doctors 2018 Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand which sits at 9.5% abv (alcohol by volume).
Do you pay attention to the percentage of alcohol in your wine?
Anyone keen on a glass of Sauvignon Blanc with some roasted spatchcock with artichoke, clams and prosciutto? It’s just one of the tasty recipes you can look forward to in the Wine Selectors 2020 Calendar Case (another great gift idea for the wine lover in your life – or you!).
It’s not drinking alone if the cats home 😉 I was recently sent this sample from Logan Wines (thank you!) to taste as it’s the latest vintage to be released for their SB.
Have you come across Spinning Top wines from New Zealand? I hadn’t until I was recently sent a few samples to try (thank you!!). This 2019 Pinot Gris from Marlborough retails for $16. So what makes this range special? Well… Ant and Patrick Moore are the winemaker brothers behind the brand. They drew their inspiration…
Summer means Sauv weather for me. Many people believe there’s only one style of Sauv and based on that assumption the non-Sauv drinkers think they’re all like that. Well I hate to say it, but that’s a very closed minded opinion of Sauv, as like most varieties, it can be made in many different styles….
We had a bit of a Kiwi night in our house on Friday night. One of our local butchers sells Ka Pies (and L&P) which we matched to this sample of the New Zealand Spinning Top 2019 Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough ($16). Ant and Patrick Moore are the winemaker brothers behind the brand. They drew their…