New Zealand Wine Review – Te Kairanga, Martinborough, Riesling, 2014

Aroma: Lots of oil and citrus
Color: Very light, translucent with olive hints
Consistency: A jagged but generally even fall
Taste: Sharp and fruity - deep and lively
Cost: $NZ
Quality rating: 7/10
Final words: Deceptively watery, wily and strong.

New Zealand Wine Review – Te Mata, Hawke's Bay, Chardonnay, 2015

Aroma: Chloroform, straight and sleep
Color: brilliant yellow gold and diamonds, very flashy
Consistency: Slow and round but inaccuracies
Taste: smoke toast and sicks
Cost: $NZ
Quality rating: 7/10
Final words: love it

New Zealand Wine Review – Church Road, Hawke's Bay, Grand Reserve Chardonnay, 2014

Aroma: mild and oaky
Color: glossy lime gold, clear and glowing
Consistency: slow jagged hills
Taste: lime and pear with subtle oak
Cost: $NZ30
Quality rating: 7/10
Value rating 8/10
Final words: I was a little fluey when I tried this but even so found it remarkably pleasant and would definitely try it again

New Zealand Wine Review – The Regent of Tatallon, Hawke's Bay, Merlot/Cabernet limited edition, 2009

Aroma: Rust and tobacco. Metrosexual.
Color: tawny and dark autumnal russets, a little dull
Consistency: persistent hill, yawnful slow legs
Taste: surprisingly sweet, strong back of throat and tip of tongue, spicy plum
Cost: $NZ 25
Quality rating: 4/5
Final words: Pleasant enough but I think it's overpriced. The shopper in the family tells me I need to go to the wine shop more often.

New Zealand Wine Review – Alana Estate, Martinborough, Rapture Pinot Noir, 2010

Aroma: Strawberry and summer fruit
Color: light and shiny auburn
Consistency: quick legs with ghost hills
Taste: sweet and fruity but no guts - was better when it was younger
Cost: $NZ30ish (from the cellar)
Quality rating: 6/10
Final words: I remember loving this wine on a fine autumn day at the vineyard. Not so sweet anymore and lacks a bit of depth but a good wine and worth drinking.