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A fresh, joyful take on Rioja that’s all about energy rather than oak. Mostly Tempranillo with a splash of Garnacha and Graciano, this wine is juicy and alive, with pomegranate and cherry upfront, followed by floral notes and a gentle savoury edge. Medium-bodied and softly textured, with a bright...

Edelstone translates from the German ‘Edelstein’ meaning gemstone, appropriate as this vineyard is a gem in the crown of the Australian wine industry. Planted in 1912, very old Shiraz vines are dry grown on 500 million year old geology of sandy loams over deep, red clays. Deep soils produce a de...

This is exactly why the wine world is enamoured with the wines of Mount Etna. Fragrance, red berried fruits, red liquorice and florals served up with tobacco and spice. The palate has incredible tension, softened by juicy extract. It’s predominately Nerello Mascalese with a pinch of Nerello Cappuc...

Don't judge a book by its cover, and don't judge a wine by its colour. While this northern Italian red, made from the obscure variety Pelaverga, has very light colour and pretty, red fruited fragrance, it also has smokey mezcal-like undertones, and the most amazing sinewy, tense structure. It's sati...

This is a treat, with it’s dark berried fruit, supple, charming palate, and vibrancy. Fruit was harvested from the Dicey Inlet vineyard. Half was destemmed, and the other half left with 40% whole bunches. After wild yeast fermentation, the wine was aged for 10 months in seasoned french oak.The Dic...

A bright, early drinking Central Otago style of Pinot. It may be approachable, but it's not without serious - there's some lovely firmness in the structure. Estate grown, organic fruit from 9 parcels was fermented with 29% whole bunches, and aged in seasoned oak for 8 months.Carrick is the full sheb...

Billet-Doux means love letter in French, and this love letter in a bottle from Carrick is so bloody charming. Tightly packed with lush, dark fruit and the faint suggestion of peat, this is generous Central Otago Pinot made naturally. Swoon.Carrick is the full shebang in our books; wines produced fro...

The unadorned purity of Cabernet Franc at it's best. This has density with restraint. It's got those cedary Cab Franc notes, with plum, violets and earthy notes. The palate is svelte with mineral drive. Fermented on skins for 4 months in Georgian amphora, it was them aged for a further 12 months in...

An absolute joy, this is estate grown Pinot Noir, fermented with carbonic maceration for 2 weeks, before basket pressing. It’s so vibrant with sweet ripe Pinot Noir aromatics. The palate is silky, supple finishing with crunchy freshness. Think great Cru Beaujolais.Dedicated to growing high quality...

We love a colab, especially when the outcome is as delicious as this light red (best served chilled). The lovely folks at Auckland's Blue on Frankland Road have teamed with 15 Minute Bottles to produce this, and it’s electric. With its vibrant aromatics and supple, juicy, fresh palate, its made fr...

This attractive 2 litre cylinder delivers you outstanding, fruitful, supple, organic Central Otago Pinot Noir. Vacuum sealed, it stays fresh and delicious for up to a month, and it’s super travel friendly for camping, the beach and barbecues.The format is the equivalent of 2.65 bottles at $36 per...

Syrah for Pinot lovers, this has pretty, fragrant aromatics with fine boned, taut and lengthy structure. It’s a very engaging glass of wine. The fruit comes from 3 Côte Brune lieu-dit, all with soils of ferrous mica schist. As is traditionally done in Côte-Rotie, there’s a dash of co-planted...

This light red is made from Hawkes Bay Sangiovese and Martinborough Pinot Noir. Both varieties bring their own fragrance and character to the party. Pinot brings pretty aromatics, flesh to the palate, and an underlying earthiness. Sangiovese brings spice, length and a delicate chew in the tannins. T...

If Barolo, Burgundy and Beaujolais are your jam, then this is a very worthy discovery. As well as its more red berried fruit profile, it has complex undertones of wild herbs, hot earth and spice. It's restained in density but the palate is built on a long line of grainy, firm Nebbiolo-like tannins...

After tasting this, we think Hawkes Bay-grown Gamay could really be something to get excited about. Amy's 2024 has a lovely density to it, with ripe red berried fruit and a brooding, brambly undertone. Fruit is sourced from the Two Terraces Vineyard, with careful attention paid to specific clones. T...

Concentrated with dark berried fruit and woody, earthy undertones, this maintains real elegance. The tannins are fine and it has a gentle, mineral drive about it. From NZ's most high profile Pinot Noir region, growing Cab Franc in Central Otago is a labour of love, Yoshiaki and Kyoko Sato make all t...

Dense, dark fruited and structured, this wine comes from Rasteau in the Southern Rhone Valley in France. A lesser known village, Domaine Soumade is the leading light here, producing Grenache predominant wines that seriously deliver in flavour and purity. Estate grown fruit was aged in concrete tanks...

With a fresh take on the Alsatian tradition of blending, Les Encuves Rouge combines Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, and Auxerrois into a supple, savoury red, built on bright, crunchy red fruit with notes of fresh raspberry, sour cherry, and wild herbs. Lively acidity keeps it approachable and food‑fr...

A great introduction to Areni, Armenia’s signature red variety. Medium-bodied and fresh, this wine shows bright red cherry, wild berries and subtle spice, with soft tannins and a gently savoury finish. Lively rather than heavy, it sits somewhere between Pinot Noir and lighter styles of Sangiovese...

This vibrant, friendly, medium bodied red is made from Grenache and Merlot. It’s an easy all rounder, and is produced from organic vineyards within an expansive Provence estate.Nestled in the foothills of the Massif des Maures, Chateau Peyrassol is set within the Commanderie de Peyrassol, a 900 he...

About as captivating as Beaujolais gets, there’s the pretty fragrance of strawberry, cranberry and florals with a wet earth undertone, and a precise, yet cashmere-like palate. The sandy soils of Fleurie, formed by weathered pink granite, have been said to produce the most elegant, fragrant wines o...

The Baudana vineyard is a tiny cru in the Barolo commune of Serralunga. Pure Nebbiolo from this terroir has been described as having a baritone profile. We see that in this wine, it’s rich and deep. Assertive tannin is lined with black fruit, dried cherry and tobacco. If you can, pop this in the c...

We love the way this wine's bright, sweet red fruited aromatics are contrasted by its taut, firm tannins. With a chance to breathe, a hot earth character opens up, and its compact but linear palate broadens. Montefalco Rosso is made in Umbria from Sangiovese (70% here), amped up by Sagrantino, with...

This is a glass of youthful energy right here, it's packed with jubey, dark cherried fruit flavours. The palate is both silky and sappy. Produced from the Packspur vineyards in Lowburn, this is made with Alpine freshness in mind, having shortened maceration and aging. Chill it for halfa for extra fr...