$18 – Matua Hawke’s Bay 2016 Sauvignon Blanc

Sourced from more than 100 vineyards across Malborough, there’s a tropical melange of passionfruit, gooseberry and sizzling pineapple and a palette-cleansing citrus, but a little time spent sitting on light less has imbued this Sauv Blanc with a degree of texture....

$17 – Marisco The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2016 ­

This is not your classic New Zealand-style sauvignon blanc—it’s better. Yes, yes—there are the usual pronounced aromas of passion fruit, citrus, green pepper and green apple. But there’s also a smooth, creamy mid-palate and medium acidity that lends it an appealing...

$13.70 – Honoro Vera Blanco 2016

Quite a fragrant nose of white flowers and sweet lemon. Silky for a Spanish Verdejo (think “more body and silkier than Pinot Grigio”) with a lovely balance of fruit and acidity on the end, with a 13% abv. Seafood...

$19.95 – Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc

Oyster Bay and Sushi – it has a ring to it or maybe not but they were pretty perfect together I must admit.  Oyster Bay hails from the Marlborough region, go figure, ground zero for classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Notes of lime, passion fruit, kiwi fruit and...

$24.94 – Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc

Sticking to my promise of trying and actually enjoying more whites we diversify our palate to include a wonderful medium bodied Sauvignon Blanc from one of New Zealand’s pioneer winemakers.   Nice aroma, fresh and citrusy with an intense long finish.  No one will...