Wine: Giesen The Fuder Clayvin Chardonnay 2014 Awarded: Champion Chardonnay & Gold 2018 Region: Marlborough Website: https://giesen.co.nz Recommended glassware: To maximise the enjoyment of this wine we recommend drinking from Riedel’s Veritas Oaked Chardonnay glasses. Notes: Bold, yet elegant. The Clayvin Chardonnay was our stand-out Chardonnay for 2018, rightly earning Read more…
Wine: Villa Maria Single Vineyard Braided Gravels Organic Rose 2017 Awarded: Champion Rose and Gold 2018 Region: Hawkes Bay Website: https://www.villamaria.co.nz Glassware: We reccomend drinking this wine in Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir Glases. Notes: Summer goodness in a bottle, Villa Maria have created a wondefully clean, crisp and intricately balanced Read more…
Wine: Amisfield Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Awarded: Champion Sauvignon Blanc & Gold 2018 Region: Central Otago Website: https://amisfield.co.nz/ Notes: Stop the press, a champion Sauvignon Blanc from Otago? I though they just made Pinot Noir’s. That is where you would be wrong. The dynamic landscapes and vineyards in Otago produce a stunning Read more…
Wine:Black Estate Netherwood Pinot Noir 2015 Awarded: Champion Pinot Noir & Gold 2018 Region: Waipara, Canterbury. Website: http://blackestate.co.nz/ Notes: The epitome of terroir, french for ‘from the land’, and used to describe the effects a vineyards geography has upon a wine. Black Estate’s winemaking allows such great expression of ‘terroir’, this Read more…
We are please to announce the results of the 2018 NZ Organic Wine Awards.Many thanks to all of the vineyards who participated in this years awards, as well as judges and other volunteers who made these awards possible. To download a full press release please Click Here Please click the results Read more…
We are proud to announce the addition of Vintec and Electrolux to the NZ Organic Wine Awards as a partner for 2018. Vintec (Distributed by Electrolux NZ) are New Zealand’s leading specialist in wine storage and refrigeration solutions. From 30 bottle storage solutions to 4000 bottle walk-in cellars Vintec have Read more…
Wine: Odyssey Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Awarded: Gold (2017) Region: Marlborough Website: http://odysseywines.co.nz/ Buy: Click Here Notes: The vineyard that takes it’s name from Homer’s ancient epic, I can’t attest to whether the winemaker or vineyard suffered a ten year struggle, although if they did then the result is rather spectacular. A really Read more…
Wine: Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Awarded: Gold (2017) Region: Marlborough (Awatare Valley) Website: http://loveblockwine.com/ Buy: Not currently available online Notes: The Loveblock 2016 Sauvignon Blanc is a fantastic expression of the beautiful but rugged terrain the vineyards sit among. Vibrant aroma’s of tropical fruits, lime, passionfruit and grapefruit, with a palate of juicy Read more…
Wine: Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2016 Awarded: Gold (2017) Region: Nelson Website: https://organicwines.co.nz/ Buy: Click Here Notes: Blanc De Noir, the French term for ‘white wine from red grapes’. This wine has all of the elegance of a fine champagne without the ‘fizz’. A beautiful pink tinge is a clue to the Pinot Read more…
Wine: Terrace Edge “Liquid Geography” Riesling 2016 Awarded: Gold (2017) Region: North Canterbury (Waipara) Website: https://terraceedge.co.nz/ Buy: Click Here Notes: The best named Riesling in New Zealand? We think so! Named to describe the terrain of the vineyards on the banks of the Waipara gorge, and how the site is constantly evolving, the Liquid Read more…