Wines In The Press

White

Last week The Telegraph’s Hamish Anderson picked 3 of his favourite New Zealand whites, including GWW’s 2014 Gruner Veltliner, Yealands, Marlborough:

“Grüner is much in vogue, but nine times out of 10 you are better off sticking with the original from Austria. This is a rare exception, from one of Marlborough’s most dynamic producers. It is exotic with peach and mango before a typical burst of grüner spice in the form of pepper and lemongrass.”

Red

For the Scotsman, Rose Murray Brown selected eight great Pinot Noirs from Germany – a country usually associated with white wines:

“Tricky as this varietal may be to grow and nurture into great wine, pinot noir (or “spatburgunder” as it is known in Germany) is the grape they all want to grow, from southern Baden up to northern Ahr region.”

She recommended a GWW wine from Weingut Knipser, a winery showing “good potential”. Of the Weingut Knipser, Kalkmergel Spatburgunder 2012, Rheinpalz, Germany*, she wrote:

“In a different league...this has much more depth and focus – it would compare well to Kiwi Otago pinots coming in at the same price.”

* 2011 currently available

Sweet

Finally, Tom Cannavan picked his favourite wines of the month for consumer website Wine Pages, including Fontanafredda, Moscato d'Asti Moncucco 2013:

“This is a excellent example of a style of dessert wine I love: the very lightly sparkling, hugely aromatic Muscat from Piedmont in the northwest of Italy. With only 5.5% alcohol (which is typical for these wines) it is feather-light yet intense. There's the merest frothy frizzante on the tongue, but all those floral and herbal scents translate into flavour, that persists through to the shimmering, balanced finish. An absolute delight to sip, but matches with everything from the darkest chocolate puddings to fresh fruit desserts. 89/100.”

By Chris Penwarden