Crawford River - 2016 'Beta' Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon variety_Whiskey

Crawford River - 2016 'Beta' Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon variety_WhiskeyOyster shell, melon, cashew cream, dried herbs (think bay and sage). There is a lot going on here. Bone dry and complex, with lovely chalky texture and a line of saline acidity weaving a course throughout. This would work very well with pork or veal, or perhaps a rich chicken dish. Belinda Crawford, Winemaker.

the shoots grew so slowly that I wondered whether the grapes would ever ripen

Pyren is planted to Shiraz

HANDMADE HEAT

Benedic is always pale

Lansdowne Vineyard

This tiny batch sauce is handmade in Paekākāriki

which in turn enables us to offer his brilliant wines at a very fair price

The finish features notes of green peppercorns

a practice common in scotch whiskies — in fact

Fermented and matured entirely in terracotta

There are endless ways to drink this beauty

decidedly cool climate and massively over delivers for the price