Cherry Block Pinot NoirCentral Otago is New Zealand's southernmost wine region with and extreme continental climate of long, warm summer days and fiercely cool nights. This wine from one of the region's top producers uses grapes from vineyards in the Alexandra Basin surrounded by cherry orchards that are matured for 10 months in French oak barrels. Vivid, rich and herbaceous in nature, Cherry Block shows aromas of dark plum, cherry, floral blossom and subtle spice. The

sweet currants and vanilla

sweet wood and soft tannins on a velvety palate with a eucalyptus touch on the finish

Founded in the mid 1980s with the aim of safeguarding local traditions and unlocking the potential of key indigenous grapes such as Fiano

Made with a healthy dose of Arran whisky

matured and finished in casks that impart the influence of five different wines

created just next door in Brindle Distillery

this Cinsault-based blend uses old vine grapes that have carefully monitored harvesting before gentle pressing for delicate colour

Lancashire

satisfying texture in the mouth

the estate now has vines covering 20 hectares in Vacqueyras on plateaux with sand-stone and clay-limestone soils

Perfect with peppers

where unique