Giesen The Fuder Clayvin Chardonnay 2014
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 the vintage our Champion Chardonnay […]
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Braided Gravels Organic Rose 2017
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 rose for 2017. With strawberry, […]
Amisfield Sauvignon Blanc 2017
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 array of great wines aside […]
Black Estate Netherwood Pinot Noir 2015
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 wine is unmistakable in a […]
2018 Results
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 below for tasting notes (will […]
Vintec / Electrolux Press release
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 a wine storage solution to […]
Odyssey Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
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 fine example of the classic […]
Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc 2016
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 ripe pineapple, passionfruit, a hint […]
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2016
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 Noir origin of this wine. […]
Terrace Edge “Liquid Geography” Riesling 2016
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 Geography more than lives up […]