Wines | Fortified Wines | Spirits | Liqueurs | Others
There are just so many really great wines in New Zealand and we have picked just a few excellent and award winning wines plus those with huge potential!
Tohu Winery has a great reputation with two gold medals for their 2004 Mugwi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and their 2004 Marlborough Pinot Noir was a silver medallist in the Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2004. Even the grapes were handpicked!
Proudly owned and developed by a Maori Trust, Tohu Winery say their wine is their gift from the land where time begins (Nga Hua A te Whenua). It is exported all over the world. We stock just two wines – a Sauvignon Blanc and the Pinot Noir but can obtain other top Tohu wines by special emailed order.
Tohu Wines
Mugwi Marlborough
Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Gold Medal – Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2004
Gold Medal – Royal Easter Wine Show 2005
13%alc/vol 2.7g/L residual sugar
Winemaker: Simon Waghorn
Mugwi has powerful aromas of ripe white currants and goodsberries with a little passionfruit. The palate is rich, mouthfilling and full of gooseberry flavours. It has a pure and persistent finish. A particularly wonderful wine with all types of seafood.
$27 per 750 ml bottle
Marlborough Pinot Noir
Silver Medal – Air New Zealand Wine Awards (2004)
13.5% alc/vol 2.6g/L residual sugar
Winemaker: Simon Waghorn
Tohu’s Pinot Noir is vibrantly fruity with a good array of raspberry, mocha and black cherry aromas. This is a full flavoured, medium bodies wine with a hint of oak which is elegantly balanced. A particularly delicious wine with lamb and red meats or with heart fish like salmon.
$26.50 per bottle
Melness Winery is a small boutique Canterbury winery to watch! Whether it’s the grapes, the cooler climate or the winemaking skills of Matthew Donaldson and Lynette Hudson of Pegasus Bay but whatever it is, the mix is fortuitous - this wine is definitely going somewhere!
Colin and Norma Marshall – sadly, no relation of ours – have contracted growers in several different areas of Canterbury in N.Z’s South Island to grow grapes especially to their requirements and high standards to use in their own right or to mix with their own grapes for their quality wines. Winner of several major trophies and awards since its inception in 1990, Melness has established an enthusiastic clientele attributable in acknowledgement to the fine wine making skills of Matthew Donaldson and Lynette Hudson, who are principally known as the winemakers at the celebrated Pegasus Bay, Waipara vineyard.
Melness Wines
Melness Riesling 2004 – a medium white wine
(sourced Waipara)
Silver Medal – Bob Campbell Home & Entertainment magazine
Low alcohol 8% alc/volume
Winemakers: Matthew Donaldson & Lynette Hudson
The flavours and aromas are highly reminiscent of ripe apples, limes and lemons. The palate is elegant, fresh and lively with tangy acidity which is balanced by the off-dry finish.
Can be enjoyed now or left to age in the bottle for 4-6 years! Delicious chilled on its own or with cheese/crackers or fish, pasta or creamy chicken dishes.
$22 per 750 ml bottle
Melness Chardonnay 2004 – a dry white wine
(sourced in late autumn North Canterbury and Waipara)
13% alc/vol.
Winemakers: Matthew Donaldson & Lynette Hudson
A rich a full flavoured wine, lightly oaked in style, shows hazelnut, toast and buttery nuances which complement the peach and marmalade fruit flavours.
Can be enjoyed now or cellared for a further 2- 3 years.
$22 per 750 ml bottle
Melness Sauvignon Blanc 2004
(sourced Marlborough & north Canterbury)
Gold Medal – 2005 The Royal Easter Show
13.5% alc/vol
Winemakers: Matthew Donaldson & Lynette Hudson
This expressive Sauvignon Blanc communicates flavours and aromas of passionfruit, gooseberries, lychees and elderflow which give way to a rich open palate. A small portion of barrel fermented Semillon has added interest to this complex wine. Best served chilled on its own or as an accompaniment to white meat or past.
To be enjoyed now or will age well over the next 2-3 years.
$21 per 750 ml bottle
Melness Gewurztraminer 2003 - a late harvest style wine
(sourced from the owners Melness vineyard property)
Recommended by Winestate magazine
12.6% alc/vol. ½ bottle 375 mls
Winemakers: Matthew Donaldson & Lynette Hudson
The memorable flagship wine from the Melness home vineyard! A warm 2003 summer gave flavours in the rosewater and star anise end of the spectrum. A late harvest style wine delivering intense Turkish delight and lychee aromas with an open satisfying palate with incredible length.
$19.50 per 375 ml bottle
Melness Pinot Noir 2006 – a dry red wine
(sourced Waipara, Melness and Winderburn, north Canterbury)
13% alc/vol.
Winemakers: Matthew Donaldson & Lynette Hudson
A complex blend of savoury and fruity elements that portray soft ripe plum, berry and cherry flavours with aromas hinting at black chocolate and spice. Enjoy with red meat and game.
Delicious now but will age well over the next 2 - 4 years.
$26.50 per 750 ml bottle
Kim Crawford’s wines are well recognised – as much for the aura of the winemaker’s skills and his wife, Erica’s, marketing genius! This complementary marriage of skills, linked to the quality and excellence of their wine, has resulted in a full range of inspired wines and the 375 ml, half size bottle of 2004 Liebling is one that we just ‘must have’to offer you! From a small parcel of wine from grapes grown in Gisborne, “Liebling”, meaning “darling” in German, is just the wine to give to someone you love! With an aroma of nectarines, peach, grapefruit with a little papaya it is a delicious Chardonnay but
doesn’t have the body or sweetness of a “sticky” wine despite the fact it has intense and lush characteristics. This lovely little bottle of lush, seductive wine is truly lovely and should be given to someone you love!
Kim Crawford
Liebling - Gisborne Chardonnay 2004
(100% Gisborne chardonnay grapes)
12% alc/vol 375 mls
Winemaker: Kim Crawford
This small bottle of Chardonnay is named exactly right as “Liebling” means “darling” in German! It doesn’t have the sweetness or body of a “sticky” wine but does have more residual sugar resulting in a gorgeous wine. It has aromas of peach and grapefruit with just a hint of papaya. The taste is of fruit and honey with a little acidity.
$16.50 per 375 ml bottle
Five Flax
A range of vibrant New Zealand wines, named after the native bush that provides such a unique character to our landscape. Five wines are made using modern techniques and feature fresh, appealing flavours with a natural, soft finish.
We have chosen the Waipara Riesling as an amazingly inexpensive, good quality Riesling with an off dry style.
Allied Domecq
Wiapara Riesling 2004
(sourced 100% riesling grapes from Waipara)
12.5% alc/vol
Winemaker: Mark Hocquard
A value for money simple yet bright delicate Riesling with pleasant aromas of orangey citrus with honey and beeswax. The citrus is refreshing on the palate but is balanced nicely with the spicy honeyed Riesling flavours.
$13 per 750 ml bottle
Mazurans have been vintners of fine wines for decades, after George Mazuran arrived in New Zealand from Croatia in 1926. He bought land and planted it out in Henderson, West Auckland and four years later harvested his first crop of grapes. Over the years the wines have known outstanding success with many accolades and medals. The family remain working the property producing wine to this day and have specialised in fortified wines, some wine in stock dating back to 1942! Their Director’s Port won double gold in the 2005 San Francisco International Wine Competition – a proud achievement and we are proud to bring it to you!
Proud to bring to you some gorgeous quality port – the double gold winning Director’s Port and silver medal winning Special Reserve Port in a hand-crafted pottery jar on a NZ historical theme. Produced on the family owned winery in Henderson, Auckland where every effort is made to ensure the end result is an all quality dark, almost opaque, creamy port.
Mazurans
Directors Port
Double Gold Medal USA International Wine Competions 2005
19% alc/vol
750 mls $48
Special Reserve Port
Silver Medal USA International Wine Competitions 2005
19% alc/vol
750 mls in pottery jar presented as an exclusive boxed NZ historical gift – see “Drinkable Gifts” and “Historical Gifts” $110 & $125 dependent upon liquor volume.
42 BELOW’s South Gin has just been given the status of “best tasting gin in the world” having just won the prestigious Grand Gold Medal with Palm Leaves at World Selection 2005, Brussels. South Gin has deliberately fresh floral layers combining to create a complex yet delicate tipple – likened to walking through the garden after a drop of spring rain! But apart from the content, the bottle itself is a masterpiece! 40% alc/vol.
42 BELOW
South Gin
Grand Gold Medal with Palm Leaves at World Selection 2005, Brussels
40.2% alc/vol 700 mls stylish bottle
A premium, botanical styled gin with fresh and fragrant floral layers that combine to create a complex yet delicate tipple. This gin has real NZ input from the slight hint of manuka berries and kawakawa leaves linked with other botanicals such as juniper berries, citrus, coriander seeds, angelica leaves, orris and gentian root. $42
South Gin is also available in pottery jars in a range of exclusive boxed gifts on a “NZ historical” theme. $120 and $135 depending upon liquor volume. See “Drinkable Gifts” and “Historical Gifts” for more information.
Milford Single Malt Whisky
12 year old – aged in oak casks
43% alc/vol.
Using the finest of barleys, the creators of the single malt whisky now marketed under the name Milford, knew a thing or two about quality. Water was drawn and peat acquired from the upper catchment area of the South Island’s Taieri River which originated from snow melt in the Lammerlaw Ranges. It is lighter in body and aroma than the malts of the Scottish Highlands yet is elegant with a delicate nose, soft citrus in flavour and a very smooth finish.
This single malt whisky has a story to tell! The Willowbank Distillery in Dunedin was established around 30 years ago by businessmen of Scottish heritage. The distillery and its product have changed ownership over the years and sadly the distillery equipment has been dismantled. During this time, a limited number of the maturing casks of whisky lay largely forgotten and it slept for a decade, undisturbed. Some whisky has lain longer still! Hard to believe isn’t it but what the New Zealand Single Malt Whisky Company secured in their purchase was a limited quantity of casked single malt whisky in a style similar to the Lowlands of Scotland – lighter in body and aroma than the malts of the highlands, yet elegant with a delicate nose, soft citrus in flavour and a very smooth finish. Milford will reward you as it has the palates of the world’s most discriminatory tasters and enthusiasts!
Milford Single Malt Whisky
12 year old – aged in oak casks
43% alc/vol 750 mls $65
The 12 y.o. single malt whisky has rich aroma and good colour. It’s rather a lovely appealing malt with a sophisticated aroma, a hint of dry nuts and warm heather honey. On the palate, smooth with a long, warming, spirit glow.
Also available Milford single malt whisky in a pottery jar on a NZ historical theme – see photograph or read more on “Drinkable Gifts” or “Historical Gifts”. $128 and $148 depending upon liquor volume.
Roaring Forties Rum
40% alc/vol 700 ml
Roaring Forties Rum is considered a real find by rum aficionados. It has an inviting dark colour, reminiscent of the pot-stilled rums of times past which sets the tone for this very good rich, full bodied rum. The impressive aromatic aromas are of oak and caramel with a hint of nutmeg. The drink opens nicely in the mouth, with just a touch of raw sugar flavour and ends with a long, pleasantly smooth finish for a dark rum.
The owner of New Zealand’s only rum distillery, producing Roaring Forties Rum knows what he is doing as he hails from the Caribbean and has managed to produce an aged oak rum which constantly wins acclaim and has actually won a bronze medal at the famous Rumfest in Barbados - quite an achievement! Made from totally 100% natural ingredients it is a dark rum with very aromatic bouquet which has been aged in oak and has the typical deep rounded caramelly, raw sugar Pacific flavours. $34
Also available as our exclusive “Dusky Bay Rum” in a pottery jar displaying NZ’s first European artifact being the medal that Captain Cook brought to NZ in 1773. A full description about Dusky Bay, a pamphlet regarding the medal and this top quality rum will make such a pleasing gift. Priced according to liquor volume $110 & $125.
Roaring Forties Poire Eau-de-Vie
37% alc/vol. 750 ml
Chosen by many of South Pacific Distillery’s European customers as their drink of choice, this aged schnaps style drink is described as truly magnificent and lives up to its English translation as “Water of Life”.
From a reputable distillery in Nelson, this schnaps-style drink is carefully distilled from fresh New Zealand pears which we call Pear Brandy (fruit based brandy not grape based). It is made from 100% natural grain based ingredients with no preservatives, chemicals or artifical flavours added. Pear Eau-de-Vie is best drunk at room temperature in a relaxed atmosphere and is especially enjoyed after meals with cheese/biscuits or wonderful with coffee. Can be served chilled or over ice! 750 ml bottle $34
Historical jar of Backcountry Pear Brandy
We have re-named Roaring Forties fruit based brandy (37% alc/vol.) “Backcountry Brandy” and enclosed it in a pottery jar displaying a replica of a farming medal from North Otago’s Agricultural and Pastoral Show 1876. The jar comes with a fancy cork of a merino sheep and is presented in a box covered with artwork from the late 1800’s along with a pamphlet telling the story of early farming in New Zealand. Priced according to volume of liquor. Totally exclusive to our company at $120 & $135.
Whisky Cream Liqueur
17% alc/vol. 750 mls
Unique Historical Giftboxes of Whisky Cream Liqueur
A prize winning quality whisky cream, smooth and warming, in handcrafted pottery jars in the most beautiful boxes. Some jars have fancy corks and all but one display replicas of old NZ medals with appropriately linked artwork and information storyline pamphlet.
We have re-named this whisky cream “Colonial Whisky Cream” and have filled exclusive hand-thrown pottery jars with the liqueur. The liqueur has been produced using fresh whole cream blended with natural flavourings to produce an exceptionally smooth liqueur. 750 mls put into various designed boxing of an early NZ historical nature. 17% alc/vol.
Set 1 comes in gift box relating to early NZ settlement and Port Cooper (Lyttelton) showing 1772 replica medal of Capt. Cooks 2nd journey to southern waters. $110
Set 2 comes in gift box relating to Clydesdale horses and how important they were to early settlers for breaking in the land and roadmaking. Fancy shire horse cork $115
Set 3 comes in gift box relating to the visit of Captain Cook on his second stopover in Dusky Bay, NZ’s Fiordland in the Resolution and Adventure in 1773. Displays replica of medal brought on the journey “ to conciliate the goodwill” of the natives and “as testimony to our being the first discoverers”. $110
Set 4 comes in gift box relating to early farming in New Zealand and displaying a beautiful medal of old fashioned animals from the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Show of 1876. Comes with a fancy cork of a merino sheep. $115
Set 5 is a plain pottery jar (no medal) with a rock on the cork and comes in a different box covered with five different copies of authentic old goldmining pictures from the Otago region in the late eighteen hundreds. Totally unique. $105.
Chesnique’s Sweet Chestnut Liqueur is one of only three chestnut liqueurs produced in the world. Cheswood Estate was established with extensive planting of 1200 chestnut trees in the late 1800’s and this has led to development, over the last few years, of this most unusual exclusive liqueur with a slightly smoky natural nutty flavour. Simply sip it straight, put a dash in your coffee or enjoy mixing it with other alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks. 21% alc/vol. The Europeans are going to love this over the festive season!
Cheswood Estate
Chesnique Sweet Chestnut Liqueur
21% alc/vol
Chesnique Chestnut Liqueur comes with a sheet of recipes to help with a huge variety of ideas for mixing with other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. It’s just wonderful by itself though and should be simply sipped first before thinking of other ways to drink it!
250 ml presentation bottle $25.
Please order larger similar shaped bottles of 500 mls for $39 or 750 mls for $51.
Enquire by email for larger sizes
With perfection in mind, Distillerie Deinlein has hand-crafted and distilled fantastic ZESPRI™ GOLD Kiwifruit to produce a delectable liqueur with tantalising flavours of combined melon, peach and citrus. Considered a lucky liqueur as has 23 carat gold floating in the liqueur! Attractive 100ml fancy bottle $16.50
Distillerie Deinlein’s Kiwi Gold Liqueur – from a naturally produced ZESPRI™ GOLD Kiwifruit distillate blended with fresh spring water and sugars. Kiwi gold Liqueur has been carefully made from hand sorted ZESPRI™ GOLD Kiwifruit from only top quality fruit and has 26% alc/vol. The ZESPRI™ GOLD Kiwifruit has been developed since 1970 to produce as near to perfect fruit as is possible - evaluated for taste, colour, size, storage and shelf-life. The liqueur should be considered seriously but does have a fun factor as it has the added attraction and novelty of having real 23 carat gold leaf added to each 100ml attractive bottle. Kiwi Gold Liqueur has a tantalising complex flavour and aroma of melon, peach and citrus – wonderful tropical flavours!
Distillerie Deinlein
Kiwi Gold Liqueur
26% alc/vol.
100 ml presentation bottle
$16.50
Johnz Christmas Honey Mead – a delicious sweet and spicy mead made from fermented honey blended with exotic spices. John, a Celtic Liqueur maker from Wales, has come to live in New Zealand and and is now making his NZ fruit liqueurs available to the public. Mead is also known as the honeymoon drink as it is supposed to aid one’s prowess as a lover! May suit part of the wedding gift you are planning! Small bottle of taste delight 13.9% alc/vol. $12.50
A versatile Irish Cream flavoured product fortified with wine brings exceptional traditional rounded, creamy smoothness to the palate. To be enjoyed just as it is, over ice, mixed as a cocktail, in coffee or wonderful over ice-cream!! 14% alc/vol 750 ml $13
Can be packed in our exclusive “Goldseekers” box displaying copies of authentic photographs of the gold mining era for added interest.
Spruce Beer
This is an entrepreneurial beer! Spruce Beer is based on the original recipe used by Captain Cook when he brewed his own beer concoction from native trees and plants on his visit to Dusky Bay, in New Zealand’s Fiordland, in 1773. It is a 5% alc/vol brewed with no hops and has a clean, astringent quality and slightly honey-like taste and is very good for you being chocka full of antioxidants! Be prepared to be surprised - you’ll like it! 500 ml $6
Mulled wine and Schnapps Prenzel’s products are entirely made of naturally gleaned New Zealand ingredients blended together to make something entirely new and fresh. Their mulled wine is a concentrated version of a traditional European type mulled wine. It is spiced with cinnamon, lemon and lots of little secrets! Just add hot water to make the perfect winter pick-me-up! 13.5% alc/vol 500 ml $18
The modern, colourful gift pack of 5 x 50 ml bottles of different taste varieties of Prenzel’s famous schnapps are deliciously light and fruity and ideal as aperitifs or mixers. Pack comes with recipe ideas. 18% alc/vol. $22
