The ‘Tearz’ is an interesting wine to start with, it’s not quite a white wine and not quite a red wine so let’s put it in the middle. Firstly, it is made from Pinot Noir, yet without the skins, so effectively treated like a white wine. The result is a mix of strawberries and cherries along with a crunchy palate with red apple skin and biscuity notes.

Dave Mackintosh is a New Zealander who plied his trade in Australia for over 15 years, making exciting wines under the Arfion label in the Yarra Valley. After a decent stint in oz, Dave and his family decided to make the move back home to Auckland. On returning home, he started Kenzie wines, which is a nod to his great-grandmother who was the first generation to move from their ancestral home of Scotland to New Zealand during the 1930s. The wines are made in Hawkes Bay, a stunningly beautiful region in the southern half of the north island. The first thing to note with the Kenzie wines is their artistic and colourful labels, which Dave creates himself. There is a growing range of wines, all made under the same umbrella of minimal intervention, small batch wines with a high attention to detail. There is everything from Albarino to classic Hawkes Bay Syrah to skinsy orange wines.