Marlborough wine region
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New Zealand Pinot Noir Report 2025
New Zealand Pinot gets ever more compelling...
By Emma Jenkins MW Published
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‘Chardonnay and oak is like tomatoes and basil – a match made in heaven’ – Greywacke’s Kevin Judd talks about his favourite grape variety
Top vintages from Kevin and Kimberley Judd...
By Anne Krebiehl MW Published
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Cloudy Bay at 40: Raising a glass to a game changer
Assessing a Kiwi exemplar...
By Emma Jenkins MW Published
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Why now is the time to embrace New Zealand Chardonnay
With 12 of the best bottles to buy...
By Emma Jenkins MW Published
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Ben Glover: Learning to let go and start giving back
Meet the Marlborough winemaker 'paying it forward'...
By Anne Krebiehl MW Published
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Ultimate Marlborough road trip
Oliver Styles guides you on the ultimate road trip in this stunning region...
By Oliver Styles Published
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Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022: 15 wines under £20
New Zealand's most famous white wine style…
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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New Zealand new release wines: 15 reds and whites to buy
Aromatics whites, Pinot Noir and full-bodied reds…
By Anne Krebiehl MW Published
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Cloudy Bay: a Sauvignon Blanc success story
The new 2022 releases…
By Natasha Hughes MW Published
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The New Zealand wine crossword
This week's crossword is all about this key wine producing country...
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc: panel tasting results
116 wines were tasted and here are the results...
By Roger Jones Published
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New Zealand Pinot Noir: 20 premium wines to try
New Zealand Pinot Noir continues to hit new heights...
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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New Zealand Pinot Gris: best buys under £20
10 wines to try – from just £9.99…
By Tina Gellie Published
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A drink with… Sam Weaver
The co-founder of Churton Estate talks about traditional ploughing and handing over the reins to his sons...
By Decanter Staff Published
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Expert’s choice: New Zealand Chardonnay 2020
Different expressions of Chardonnay reflect vineyard and regional character...
By Cameron Douglas MS Published
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Decanter at Home masterclass: Villa Maria – Single vineyards of Marlborough and Hawkes Bay
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Cameron Douglas MS reports on the tasting he hosted for Decanter at Home, alongside Villa Maria's winemaker Dave Roper. A journey through the single-vineyard, terroir-driven wines of the New Zealand producer.
By Cameron Douglas MS Last updated
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Best New Zealand Pinot Noir under £20 – 12 to try
Tasted by our experts...
By Ines Salpico Published
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25 of the best New Zealand wines for spring
Sauvignon Blancs, Pinot Noirs plus other fantastic new discoveries…
By Tina Gellie Published
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New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc: 20 from 2020
A rare highlight from 2020: we review the vintage and recommend the top buys
By Cameron Douglas MS Last updated
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Methode moari: New Zealand sparkling wine
Tom Stevenson heads for the South Seas to assess the current and potential quality of New Zealand sparkling wine.I touched down in Queenstown, Otago, where my overland trek north would begin, and immediately headed for Pog Mahone's Irish Pub. Although Auckland-brewed Guinness might not be as good as London-brewed and London-brewed Guinness isn't a patch on Dublin-brewed, a few pints of the black stuff, wherever it may have been made, is a good antidote against any intensive period of fizz tasting. Why? Because it is the very antithesis of sparkling wine: black not white, with virtually no acidity and a soft, creamy mousse that coats rather than attacks the mouth.
By Tom Stevenson Last updated
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Winemaker Kevin Judd-Marlborough Man
To many people Cloudy Bay is Marlborough, and Kevin Judd, winemaker at the famous New Zealand winery is the man behind its great Sauvignon Blancs, writes Penny boothman
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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New Zealand organic wines to try
The growing organics movement in New Zealand...
By David Longfield Published
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New Zealand: Beyond Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
20 top Chardonnays, Syrahs and other reds from a recent tasting...
By Chris Wilson Last updated
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New pastures for New Zealand Sauvignon
By James Button Last updated
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New Zealand 2017: A vintage recap and whites to try
Sauvignon Blanc 'with the volume turned down'...
By Rebecca Gibb MW Last updated
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New Zealand 2016: Reds to buy, including top Pinot Noir
Fifteen red wine picks from the 2016 vintage...
By Rebecca Gibb MW Last updated
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New Zealand Pinot Noir for your cellar
Twenty wines to seek out...
By Anne Krebiehl MW Last updated
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Mature New Zealand wines from the cellar
15 mature New Zealand wines for drinking now...
By Rebecca Gibb MW Last updated
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Beyond Sauvignon: Top New Zealand white wines – Panel tasting results
See what our experts thought of New Zealand's 'other' grape varieties...
By Rebecca Gibb MW Last updated
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Ata Rangi McCrone Vineyard: Tasting the difference
Within spitting distance of Ata Rangi's other vineyards...
By Rebecca Gibb MW Last updated
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New Zealand Pinot Noir wines to seek out
Your next Pinots to try...
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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New Zealand oaked Sauvignon Blanc: panel tasting results
Some 'sublime' examples...
By Rebecca Gibb MW Last updated