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Here's a Pinot Gris that tastes noticeably drier than many and is all about fresh pure, white fruit flavours of pear and peach. The refreshing acidity comes from the cooler climate grapes contained in the wine, which is made from a blend of grapes grown in three sub regions of Marlborough. The cool climate Awatere Valley has 73% with the remaining 17% from the Waihopai Valley and 10% from Kekerengu on the southern coast.

Grapes were fermented at cool temperatures to preserve fruit freshness and dry flavours. 

Residual sugar is 3.8 grams, making it dry in style - and also in flavour. 

The story of Astrolabe

Diversity, history and family ownership are among the reasons to try the outstanding range of wines from Astrolabe, which was founded in 1996 in Marlborough by winemaker Simon Waghorn and his partner in life and wine, Jane. 

Simon has forged a reputation for being one of New Zealand's most respected producers of aromatic white wines after winning an almost embarrassingly long string of awards for his Sauvignon Blancs. He has also forged a name for adventurously diverse winemaking - he produces dry flinty whites from the most southern vineyard in Marlborough at Kekerengu on the coast about an hour's drive south of Blenheim. He is the only winemaker to produce wines from here. 

He is also one of the few in this country to make Albarino, Chenin Blanc and a consistently outstanding range of wines from the organically certified hillside sloping site that is the Wrekin Vineyard in Marlborough. 

The winery remains family owned and is now run by two generations, including Simon and Jane as well as their adult daughters. 

Produced using Koagane-Sengan sweet potatoes (specially harvested in the Kagoshima prefecture), clean premium seawater, and black koji, the Hamada Kaido Imo Shochu is a top quality imo shochu. A clean iconic shochu aftertaste with a mild taste of sweet potatoe. 

Best enjoyed with meat dishes such as wagyu or angus beef. 

Produced using Koagane-Sengan sweet potatoes (specially harvested in the Kagoshima prefecture), clean premium seawater, and black koji, the Hamada Kaido Imo Shochu is a top quality imo shochu. A clean iconic shochu aftertaste with a mild taste of sweet potatoe. 

Best enjoyed with meat dishes such as wagyu or angus beef. 

This is the first fruit from the new Dicey Syrah vines and the results are impressive.

The fruit was all destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeast and received 21 days on the skins with had daily punch downs. The wine spent 10 months in neutral oak and went through natural malolactic fermentation.

The nose is bright and expressive with boysenberry, blackcurrant and elegant violet notes leading to a palate that is supple, lithe and lightly structured. 

Muirkirk vineyard is situated on Felton Road in Bannockburn on a gentle north west sloping corner. This wine is about single site expression, a small limited parcel that shows the true characters of our vineyard within one of Central Otago’s greatest sub regions.

A great wine from Morrison Vineyard in Central Otago that ticks every box from being a silky textured, seductive Pinot Noir to drink now and is a keeper with its fantastic structure. New oak is kept intentionally low here with 15% adding support and smoothness while an overall 50% whole bunch fermentation adds the shoulder pads without dominating here. 

Winemaker Duncan Forsyth describes Morrison Vineyard Pinot Noir as a total sleeper, a taut wine that delivers concentration and power which belies the initial impression. It is, he says, the quintessential steel fist/velvet glove.

O2 Chenin - Chenin with oxygen, aged and oxidised in barrel for 3 years. In the spirit of the great dry Oloroso Sherry wines of Southern Spain or similar from the Jura, Portugal and beyond comes the first Central Otago version of what an aged style of wine can achieve.

Chenin, grown our Morrison vineyard, has been barrel fermented in older French oak and left aging on lees for a year. Racked and then fortified to 15% the wine is then left in barrel, 3/4's full, with air for a period of three years. Over this time it slowly develops its colour, a bright  amber  golden hue, and crucially also its flavours and aromas.

Aromas of lightly burnt butter & umami lead to a palate that is driven by bright acidity. Dry mineral edged nuttiness elevates these savoury flavours to a salty edged finish leaving nothing but freshness of flavour. Delicious and refreshing at the same time.

This is a wine that demands hard cheeses , salty cured meats, shellfish in their brine and piles of fresh notes and dried fruits to go with it, it will sing with matches such as these and remind you of every Mediterranean holiday you wish you had.

Drink slightly chilled
Eat with hard cheese and cured meats - or have a holiday in Spain

The Reid Malt is a rich, full-bodied vodka; handmade, traditional. Crafted from three ingredients, malted barley, water and yeast. On the nose; notes of banoffee- biscuit from the malt, banana from the distinct long fermentation.

44% ABV.

Sip your vodka, lime & soda in style, while also caring for the planet. Cardrona Distillery’s gift set pairs this beautiful soda siphon with the luxuriously rich ‘the reid’ single malt vodka. The gift set comes in a beautiful Cardrona Distillery branded wooden box, contents include a single 750ml bottle of ‘the reid’ single malt vodka (44% ABV), one soda maker & 4 soda cartridges

The Reid Malt is a rich, full-bodied vodka; handmade, traditional. Crafted from three ingredients, malted barley, water and yeast. On the nose; notes of banoffee- biscuit from the malt, banana from the distinct long fermentation.

Our Iris Chardonnay comes from the gracious slopes of our Čuvar Terraces Vineyard in Bayview. First planted by George Fistonich in 1986 (he was yet to become Sir), this vineyard has one of the best views in the bay - looking out to the Pacific Ocean. This environment shapes the sunshine of this wine.

The forthright bouquet introduces bursts of candied tropical fruits intertwined with notes reminiscent of warm fruit crumble. Gentle oak wraps around the palate of balanced acid and ripe fruit. Nothing is too dominant — the fruit, oak, acid and flavours all sing in harmony

The flavour of Islay untamed

No more than 60 casks will make up each batch. Each cask is selected for the notes it will bring to the whisky. Each batch will have a unique code and shows the cask breakdown which enables the recipient, each year, to contrast, compare and explore the different notes that the wood and blending brings to this Islay Scotch Whisky. #01-2023 uses the cask selection to create layers of sweetness, zest intertwined with the classic smoke of Islay.

TASTING NOTES

Bursts of zesty citrus and black pepper, evolving to toasted bread, marmalade, and smoke. On the palate, it’s fresh with salt, lime, and spices, while the finish lingers with spice, smoke, and toffee-like richness.

NON CHILL–FILTERED | NO ADDED COLOURING

Ripe and exotic, Aubyn Dry Vermouth infuses naturally fermented organic amber (orange) wine with handpicked roots, fruits, flowers and herbs.  Fruit driven aromas of grapefruit, apricot and poached pear combine with spiced notes of wild fennel and aromatic herbs. 

Serve on ice with a wedge of grapefruit or simply with a dash of soda.  Highly versatile, Aubyn can be enjoyed in your favourite cocktails.

A vibrant celebration of Jamaica and its influence on the world. 100% Jamaican white rum with flavours of mango, pimento and fresh thyme, for 100% Jamaican flavour.

Produced & co-founded with musical pioneer Kano – this is a rum five years in the making; born from the memories, smells and flavours that reflect his Jamaican roots and the profound impact of Jamaican culture on London and the world.

On the nose you get bright banana, mango and green thyme. As you taste, smooth caramel sweetness and lively tropical fruits give way to pimento spice and a lively pot still rum finish. Duppy White is made with 100% Jamaican Rum for 100% Jamaican flavour.