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Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

New Zealand’s Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

 Yvonne Lorkin  April 4, 2023

Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 (BC $47.74) To me, it doesn’t matter if you get all Bubba from Forrest Gump on it (lamb roast, lamb chops, lamb racks, lamb burgers, lamb and rosemary sausages, lamb casserole, lamb rissoles, lamb steaks, lamb curry, lamb kebabs or lambs tails) I will pretty much always recommend pinot noir because there’s nothing nicer….

Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

 Yvonne Lorkin  June 5, 2021

Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 (NZ $22) This certified organic gris drives down the dry side of the street and leaves a cloud of nashi, jazz apple, quince and a sprinkle of nutmeg in its wake. Crisp, clean and flooded with character, it’s a great little example from the talents of Kim and Erica Crawford, grown on the slopes of…

Loveblock Tee Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Loveblock Tee Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

 Yvonne Lorkin  October 25, 2020

Loveblock Tee Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (NZ $26.99) Straight out the gate this is unlike any Sauvignon Blanc I’ve tasted recently.  Perfumed with lemon verbena, lemongrass, soft herbaceousness and a whisker of marzipan, on the palate it’s crunchy-fresh and flinty, edged with green apple, white nectarine and mandarin. It’s a fun, frisky, flavoursome new release from fruit grown in the…

Flavours of NZ brochure

The Latest Kiwi Wines Here to Enjoy in BC

 mywinepal  May 13, 2018

Did you know the first recorded planting of grapevines in New Zealand was at the Bay of Islands in 1819?  Wine was being made by Scottish, French, and Croatians making a new life in New Zealand.  But powdery mildew, phylloxera, and prohibitionists together brought a halt to wine production.  In the early and mid-1900’s wine production grew very slowly, but the…

Discover New Zealand in a Glass

Discover New Zealand in a Glass 2015

 mywinepal  May 18, 2015

Each year, New Zealand wine makers come to Canada to show us their latest wines.  I enjoy tasting the fresh fruit of New Zealand wines, trying the latest vintages from wineries I know about already, and discovering new wineries to our market.  New Zealand and BC have been commercially producing wines from vitis vinifera vines for about the same length…

New Zealand in a Glass

Dishing on New Zealand’s Sauvignon Blanc and More

 mywinepal  May 6, 2014

Did you know that in New Zealand there are 25 varieties of grapes planted in commercial quantities for wine production?  But two of those varieties stand out, as the signature grapes of New Zealand: Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.  Today I would like to dish on some New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs that I tried during the “New Zealand in a…