Wine: 2021 Te Kairanga Rosé, Martinborough $25.99 

Why I chose it: 

• Versatile, suits warm weather and cooler weather
• Was a stand-out wine in a recent blind tasting
• From a top vintage (buy now while stocks last)
• Who doesn’t like Rosé? (A winemaker recently told me that more men buy Rosé than women in NZ)

What does it taste like? 

• Reasonably pale, gently aromatic rose with raspberry sherbet, crushed strawberry and watermelon flavours. Dry, refreshing wine with good flavour intensity and a lingering finish.

Why it’s a bargain: 

• High quality wine at a middle-of-the-road price.

Where can you buy it? 

• Foley Wine Club are selling it for $20.99 if you buy six bottles for $125.95

Food match? 

• You can enhance the pleasure by serving the wine with pink-tinted foods such as prawn cocktails or salmon sushi – it really gives it a lift.

Will it keep? 

• No, drink up.