Crowded House Wines

You’ll have a Crowded House when you crack open this smart savvy from Marlborough. No-one will be able to resist the taste, the vitality, the utter refreshment when this has been chilled to perfection. It’s layered in citrus, passionfruit and redolent of lime leaf and lemongrass. Zesty with the refreshment of a citrus granita, a core of sweetness but refreshing, clean acids, this wine just needs a summer’s day, and some seafood to shine.

Ironic having a wine from New Zealand called Crowded House, but we are fairly sure it’s nothing to do with the band, unless times are hard and they’ve moved on from making music to making wine? No, this is actually a Pinot blended with fruit from Central Otago, Marlborough and Nelson, so the end result is complexity and charm with bags of character. So true to the variety, with lots of cherry, spice and earth, the palate is silky, supple and textured with great persistence. If you crave duck, this wine will be your best ally.

It's built to be an upfront charmer is this Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc, with the winemaking process closely monitored (particularly the wine temperatures) to keep the juice fresh and crisp, with stainless steel and modern technology all used to deliver absolute fruit purity. The end result is what is a fun, fresh, lively and crisp wine. A real Sauvigon Blanc for the people, with the sort of broad appeal that wins friends easily. You just know that a well chilled bottle of this will drain quickly on a warm afternoon....

No relation to the band but a handy name for a New Zealand winery to run with. This is a rich, honeyed style, some sweet pear fruits and yeasty complexity. The palate has plenty of texture and ripe fleshy pear flavour, finishes dry and tidy.

Crowded House, sauvignon blanc and New Zealand make a handy trifecta, and all in the one bottle - amazing! You can't help but smile at the cheeky cachet of the name; the wine's a sound, grassy array of tropical fruits and bright crisp acid crunch. An easy, melodic style.

Colour: Pale straw gold. Nose: Apple, melon , stone fruits with a hint of citrus. Palate: Fresh and crisp with mineral hints, a little oak spice and rened acidity.