New Zealand Wine Review – Selaks, Hawke's Bay, Founders Limited Edition Pinot Gris, 2015

Aroma: Grapefruit, lavender and rose
Color: light and bright shiny yellow
Consistency: Slow evaporation no legs or run
Taste: waxy sweet and tart lemon and soap
Cost: $NZ 26
Quality rating: 5/10
Final words: rather average may need time

New Zealand Wine Review – Craggy Range, Hawke's Bay, Syrah, 2013

Aroma: Peppered vegetable
Color: Rich dark burgundy. glossy and virile
Consistency: soft and slow
Taste: Peppery and meaty savory herbs and rich winter fruit
Cost: $NZ 30
Quality rating: 8/10
Final words: Smooth and subtle strong but very drinkable

New Zealand Wine Review – Church Road McDonald's Series, Hawke's Bay, Pinot Gris, 2015

Aroma: Sweet Ripe stone fruit
Color: gold and glowing
Consistency: long fat first legs then craggy
Taste: front of tongue and mouth very sweet apricot and almond biscuit
Cost: $NZ 20
Quality rating: 6/10
Value rating: 3/10
Final words: overly sweet and lacked finesse, good for the Bogan party but there are better cheaper options available

New Zealand Wine Review – Church Road, Grand Reserve Syrah, 2014

Aroma: punchy plums and berry, spicy and bold
Color: inky royal blood purple
Consistency: languid and smooth evaporating to nothing
Taste: complex fruity and deep and warm. Berries,  herbs and grasses and wild game
Cost: $NZ 30
Quality rating: 8/10
Value rating: 9/10
Final words: yum. I liked this a lot.

New Zealand Wine Review – Rockburn, Otago, Pinot Noir, 2014

Aroma: savory beef, oregano and olive
Color: a tawny burgundy, clear and glowing
Consistency: a slow even melt
Taste: sharp top of mouth, fruity and herbaceous
Cost: $NZ 38
Value rating: 5/10
Quality rating: 7/10
Final words: A very nice drop, is it worth the price ...?

New Zealand Wine Review – Kura, Hawke's Bay, Syrah, 2011

Aroma: sherry and mushrooms
Color: light burgundy clear and unremarkable
Consistency: a light unmoving rim
Taste: front of mouth, rice wine, old zucchini
Cost: $NZ 12.99
Quality rating: 4/10
Value rating: 6/10
Final words: didn't enjoy it myself, if it has improved with age it must have been pretty bad to begin with.