New Zealand winemaker is responsible for the Alpha Zeta range and he is ensuring its continued improvement with each consecutive vintage. Working closely with growers, he has ensured lower yields of riper grapes. This in turn provides a wine of blackberry flavours, a hint of spice and soft supple tannins. Medium-bodied and with good length, this is an excellent quaffing wine.
Price per bottle £4.95
Wine type Still Red Country Italy Region Friuli Venezia Giulia Drink before end 2007 Vintage 2003 Grape Corvina Ideal food Cherry Pie, Kebabs Bottle size 75cl Code 310564
Alpha Zeta Matt Thomson, Kiwi wine-maker par excellence is ensuring that the range of these wines is improving with every vintage. Working closely with selected parcels of grapes by individual growers, he has managed to convince growers to reduce yields and to pick later. This has resulted in some amazingly good wines. The partially oaked Chardonnay shows richness and character and the Corvina is spicy and supple – both are superb value.