To Try, Buy And Put By

TO TRY: Astrolabe Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand 2015, €21.95 down from €25.45 from O’Brien’s Wines nationwide and at obrienswines.ie (91)

While New Zealand has become the modern benchmark for Sauvignon Blanc, the rise and rise of its red wine landscape is also unstoppable. At first, it seemed doomed, as we tasted oddly green Merlot and under ripe Cabernet Sauvignon. Happily, those varietals began to be planted on the warmer North Island, with ...