15 Minute Bottles x Blue Chilled Red 2025

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 from a blend of North Canterbury Pinot Noir, Syrah and Riesling. And if you haven't been to Blue yet, do yourself a favour and get there.

15 Minute Bottles is a collaboration between two families, David Collins and Lana Kennett, and Tom Lascelles and Anne Kirsch. The project came about in Europe, when their paths crossed while Tom was working for Austrian natural wine superstar, Claus Preisinger. With both couples coming back to New Zealand in 2021, they saw an opportunity to produce here the style of energetic, approachable natural wines they’d loved in Europe. With one family based in Canterbury, and the other in Central Otago, their intention is to produce multi-regional wines that are unfined, unfiltered with minimal added sulphites. David best explains the reason behind their name, 15 Minute Bottles -

“It’s rooted in the fun, energetic, thought provoking wine we fell for while in Europe. When we drank a banger, we would call it a '15 minute bottle' because it didn't hang around for long (enjoyed responsibly with a large group of friends of course)".