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 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 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’. 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 Read more…
In an exciting new partnership for 2018 the New Zealand Organic Wine Awards has signed a multi year agreement with Riedel, the wine glass company (RSN New Zealand). The partnership will see Riedel as the exclusive glassware provider for the Read more…