Vine Island

Whitehaven

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

I find this to be an easy drinker and a good value. Fruit salad- plenty of peach, pineapple, apricots, lemon, and some grass. A hint of tar in the nose.
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— 12 days ago

Dawn, Tom and 19 others liked this
Dawn E.

Dawn E.

@Dave always enjoyable!

Craggy Range

Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Still quite nice with roasted chicken breast. — 3 days ago

Bedrock Wine Co.

Ode to Lulu California Old Vine Rosé Blend 2024

This is the Ode to Lulu Mourvèdre Rose (back label says that it’s “ancient vines” grown on sand, so maybe mostly CCC fruit?). The color so pale as to almost resemble a skin contact “orange” white wine. Nose is all fruit. Nectarine, strawberry, an orange-zest thing too. Dry and so gulpable. Dangerous on a warm and humid afternoon! — 8 days ago

Ray, Dave and 14 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

There you go!!!

Matua

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Wow. I liked this more than most. Hard alkaline open. Citrus. Dry. Then a little juicy fruit on the way out. — a month ago

Ted liked this

Felton Road

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019

Unmistakably Central Otago to my palate. Red plums and raspberries. 20% of the grapes were whole bunch. Also aged in 27% new oak. I must mention Neil Martin’s famous Quote, “ Whenever there is a tasting designed to challenge the supremacy of Burgundy, it is usually Felton Road that is ushered into the ring”. Very much on allocation these days and can be difficult to source. — 2 months ago

Jan, Shay and 16 others liked this
Somm David T

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I would very much agree with Neil.
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Better acidity than burgundy.

Cloudy Bay

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

2024 Vintage is such a great wine! Notes of grapefruit, lime and citrus served chilled on a hot summer evening! Higher priced for weekday wine, but great for a celebration! — 8 days ago

Burn Cottage

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022

Home vineyard bottling. Dark and brooding on the nose. Classic Central. Dark fruit, savoury spice, earth. The palate has good weight and concentration of dark slightly sour cherry, and wood spice. Enough acid to provide the structure needed to hold the power together — 18 days ago

Ira liked this

Oyster Bay

Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023

Wild Culture Yala. — 17 days ago

Ata Rangi

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2019

Fresh and good acidity. Well balanced paired well with cedar plank salmon — a month ago

David Stein
with David

Kistler

Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

Drinking wonderfully! — a month ago

Kumeu River

Estate Chardonnay 2020

Paul J
9.4

Very nice. Tough to follow the Leflaive. More metallic and mineral elements with an attractive crispness. — 3 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Tom, Paul and 4 others liked this

Dog Point Vineyard

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Writing tasting impressions from memory as it has been many months but wow this was a complex, layered yet lean #marlborough #sauvignonblanc. — 4 months ago

Oyster Bay

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

This is always a solid Sauvignon Blanc, drank last night with Matt — 8 days ago

Broc Cellars

Vine Starr Sonoma County Zinfandel 2023

Haven’t had for awhile. So brilliant. Fresh crushed berries, plums, forest, greenery, just on the nose. Palate is similar with some dried rose mixed in. Fresh plums, cherries, so tart, jolly rancher but not quite love this wine. — 12 days ago

Tom liked this

Loveblock

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

This just may be my favorite NZ SB — 21 days ago

Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2023

Such a fabulous vintage and fabulous “weekday drinker” wine, old vine Zinfandel fruit from Morgan and Chris, dark color and dark fruits, great flavors, great acidity, long finish, I adore this Zinfandel!! — a month ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Shay, Vin and 10 others liked this
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Read very good things on their 24.

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Big polished and showing a hint of heat. Happily the oak isn’t too pronounced. For me this baby needs time. — 2 months ago

Tom, Joel and 2 others liked this

Bogle Family Vineyards

Phantom Old Vine California Zinfandel Blend 2011

I have a cold, but it has a strong, yet enjoyable flavor. I like how dark of a wine it is. — 3 months ago