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More than the single gewurztraminer in the supermarket

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsBack in late January, the family and I did a bit of a road trip around the South for our summer break, taking in not only some stretches of road that I’d never driven before, but also others that I hadn’t driven in ages. It is often easier to take the familiar path and the road best remembered.
Good to add variety to your wine flavour palette

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsI’m taking artistic licence with a biblical quote here when I say that ‘‘man cannot live on pinot noir alone’’!Of course, there’s nothing at all wrong in bathing in pinot noir, but it is rewarding to also find succour in other varieties, as we find ourselves doing today.
Felton Road keeps ‘winery of year’ title

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsI’m delighted to report that the winner of the 2025 Real Review New Zealand Winery of the Year is Felton Road Wines from Bannockburn in Central Otago.
Roses add bright note to cooler temperatures

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsAs I write this there is more and more that sense of things turning autumnal. The nights draw in ever more quickly, the mornings herald lawns wet with dew and temperatures have begun their slow nose dive towards winter. But there is hope, with today’s collection of rose to brighten your mood.
Marlborough fizz without the spoon

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsFriday, March 28 marked Methode Marlborough Day which I celebrated in appropriate fashion with the three wines above, initially sitting down with them at the tasting bench and then continued to follow for three days.
Enthusiasm offers hope

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

It seems that everywhere I turn recently, news about the wine industry is full of doom and gloom. Demand for wine has been falling globally as consumption per capita continues to drop, forcing growers in parts of Australia, France and California (among others) to very publicly address the demand-supply imbalance by pulling out vineyards that are simply no longer profitable, as the wine they produce can no longer find a home.
The appeal of Pinots from less appreciated parts

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsI have been tasting quite a lot of Central Otago Pinot Noir recently, so it was nice with this flight of wines to point the proverbial bonnet northwards and explore North Canterbury and Marlborough once again.
A selection of Pinot Gris smashes it out of the park

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsI really don’t know what was in the water on the particular Monday that I tasted a raft of these Pinot Gris but it seemed like every wine was on song. Perhaps it was the vintage as the majority of these are from 2024 — which winemakers seem pretty bullish about — or perhaps the wineries have had a gentle hand on the tiller, as they all seemed somehow effortless.
Rising to the challenge when tasting Riesling

Mar 4, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsRiesling tastings can be a challenge. While I taste blind, I am mindful of trying to put the wines into brackets that are either similarly dry, or sweet, then ascending from bone dry to lusciously sweet.
Refreshing whites ticking the box

Feb 11, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Mark Henderson |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineWine ReviewsOn a recent family holiday road trip I found myself drinking either white wine or beer: the reds just didn’t get a look in.