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Amongst the sea of quality Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that is flooding Australia, Seresin Sauvignon Blanc stands out as having that something extra: perhaps it is the wild yeast ferment; perhaps the partial barrel ferment; or perhaps it is the 5 per cent of Semillon in the blend. Whatever the secret, this wine has body and finesse that raises it above its Marlborough peers.

Zephyr Riesling is an award-winning wine flaunting a pale green colour with yellow tints. The fragrant nose exhibits aromas of fresh-cut lemonade, green lime and ginger. The well-textured palate packs citrus flavours and apple flesh, driven by purity and pert phenolics. This Kiwi wine is well balanced with good acidity. A perfect wine for sultry summer evenings, Zephyr Riesling can be enjoyed with squid, sashimi or summer salads.

Zephyr Sauvignon Blanc flaunts a fantastic pale green colour, very much like a lime leaf. The nose of this wine is pure, verve and punchy with aromas of snow pea, white grapefruit and coriander. The fleshy palate features flavours of lemongrass and rock melon, with lemonade acidity evident throughout. The savoury structure adds to the lengthy finish. This aromatic wine is lovely with scallops, rock cod, soft goat cheese, or prosciutto.

The 2022 season was not without challenges with significant rain events leading into harvest. Careful fruit selection was required from two sections of organically grown vines around the winery (90%) and Andalane vineyard further down Conder Bend Road a mere 500m from the estate. Soils here are of the old riverbed type with fist sized stones composed of greywacke (a hard, dark type of sandstone streaked with quartz and feldspar), mixed alluvial gravels and silt. Consequently, vine canopies lack vigour, the fruiting zone is more exposed to the elements and yields are naturally lower. These factors produce an atypical style of Sauvignon Blanc.

A light-textured, mineral wine with fresh apple and lemon flavours and a crisp, racy acidity. This wine is crafted to allow for long and graceful bottle-aging. However, the wine is already drinking well and pairs perfectly with a wide range of food, from light poultry, pork and fish with beurre blanc to fragrant and spicy dishes.

Anna and Jason Flowerday run the Te Whare Ra vineyard in Marlborough according to organic and bio-dynamic practices. The fruit is picked and sorted by hand, then processed in a winery especially designed for small-batch wine-making. This dry Pinot Gris is finely structured with great purity and length of flavour. Lifted aromas of nashi pear, raspberry, red apple and white florals follow on to the palate, where they're balanced by a fine, supple texture and lingering minerality.

One of the best value Margaret River Chardonnays out there. Michael Kerrigan is doing an amazing job producing Chardonnays of elegance. Hay Shed Hill has delicate grapefruit and stone fruit flavours on the palate. And these flavours are matched with fine, minerally acidity with suble oak towards the finish.

Felton Road is the premier Central Otago producer with a strong reputation for terroir driven wines that have been allowed to find their own style rather than be 'crafted'. This Riesling shows n intense nose of stonefruit and citrus which leads into a rich and full palate with a strong mineral backbone. The finish is bright, with crunchy green apple acidity.