Blackenbrook Vineyard
Our News
Blackenbrook in the Press
2011
2010
- Blackenbrook Muscat a “Luscious Delight” – Review by Neil Hodgson
- Nelson – undeniably a Fine Wine Region
- Touring Nelson’s fantastic Wineries with Neil Hodgson
- Chris Patten of London’s Financial Times muses over his recent visit to Nelson
- Sue Courtney visits Blackenbrook in her bright yellow MG
- Neil Hodgson blown away by Vintage 2010
- Dream Harvest expected
- How I started my own winery – an inspirational tale by New Zealand Life & Leisure
- Nelson – home of New Zealand’s finest aromatic wines
- The phenomenal popularity of Pinot Gris shows no signs of waning
- Awesome Aromatics by Jo Burzynska
2009
- Riesling 2008 featured in Warren Barton’s Christmas Wine Guide
- International Trophy for Blackenbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2007
- Sue Courtney raves about our Pinot Gris 2008
- Blackenbrook well received
- Gold from Bragato
- Nelson aromatics show class
- Getting Competitive
- Innovation at Blackenbrook
- Nelson winery back as Kiwi rep.
- Hodgson on our Gewurztraminer ’08
- Blackenbrook Wines Full of Flavour
- Top New Zealand Rieslings
- NZ Winemakers – the new guard..
2008
2007
Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine recently covered 12 top New Zealand Rieslings – Among them was our 2008 Nelson Riesling.
Here is what Bob Campbell MW had to say:
“Blackenbrook is Nelson’s most rapidly ascending star. The warm 2008 vintage produced the earliest harvest ever from Blackenbrook’s riesling vineyard. Grapes were hand-picked and sorted before being whole bunch pressed and fermented in Stainless steel. The fermentation was stopped to retail 10 grams per litre of residual sugar. Intense and vibrant with strong lime/citrus and mineral flavours, great purity and fine acidity. Made in a medium dry style, the wine achives real tension between acidity and sweetness. 95/100, Five Stars.
