Jancis writes Below we present 66 tasting notes from 21 different producers, including many of New Zealand's most celebrated, profiled below by me. Tam added a range from Decibel, made by an American who fell in love with NZ wine. Julia tasted the official selection from the generic...
New Zealand – worth celebrating
Monday 8 February 2021
To celebrate Waitangi Day and the start of New Zealand Wine Week, we present this collection of tasting notes from a few of the finest producers in the North and South Islands. This Central Otago landscape comes from the home page of Domaine Thomson, where veraison is apparently well under way.
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