supple style of wine that finds such appeal with pinot drinkers

2022/23 Maude Pinot Noir: This wine is a blend of fruit from Queensbury (close to Wanaka) and Mohawk Hill in Lowburn (Cromwell Basin)

dark chocolate and spice but also soft tannins

Fine fruit from the state's top vineyard sites

satsuma plum

USA - Peay Vineyards California Pinot Noirs henty supple style of wine thatPeay is based in California's Sonoma Coast, the Estate vineyard perched on a fog enshrouded hilltop above a river gorge, four miles from the Pacific Ocean. The uplifted seabed lies in the chilly and windy inversion layer. Grapes are farmed using organic practices. Top US scribe Antonio Galloni gives evocative background to the wines 'Peay is in the middle of nowhere. Literally. Reaching the sprawling, rugged estate is an adventure in and of itself. A