Awards and reviews – 2013 Grasshopper Rock
Awards GOLD MEDAL – Decanter World Wine Awards 2015BLUE-GOLD MEDAL – Sydney International Wine Competition 2015SILVER MEDAL – International Wine Challenge 2015SILVER MEDAL – Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2014Joelle Thomson – TOP 20 Pinot at Central Otago Pinot Noir new release tasting Sep 2014Best Buy – 4.5 Stars – Cuisine Magazine, May 2015 ReviewsDecanter World Wine Awards 2015Fine, pretty nose; […]
Grasshopper Rock’s ongoing gold success
This week Grasshopper Rock received yet another gold for its Pinot noir bringing the total to 18 golds. The last time I wrote about medal tallies was in 2010 when I wrote a blog titled: “Grasshopper Rock’s thoughts on wine competitions”. I said “Our mission has been to consistentlyproduce quality Pinot Noir. This has driven our site selection, vineyardmanagement and winemaking. Wine […]
Raymond Chan, tasting 2006 to 2012 vintages
In late January 2014 Raymond Chan visited the vineyard and we were able to open every vintage of Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir for a very special tasting. Raymond was one of three wine writers we hosted at the vineyard leading up to the Pinot Celebration. With seven vintages to review this was the most extensive […]
2011 vintage report
August, September and October were slightly warmer than average with significantly fewer frosts in September and October than would normally be expected. November and December continued to be significantly warmer and settled resulting in a near perfect flowering and fruit set. Fruit set was unusually consistent across all blocks. Berry size was large and comparable to or […]