THE HILLS ARE ALIVE!

Fans of discovering all that’s new and groovy in the local wine scene will want to fill their boots with the newest little hero in the Wairarapa. Lime Hill is a small but perfectly formed joint wine venture from Karl Johner of Johner Estate in Gladstone and his winemaker Raphael Burki. On a hillside east of Masterton, the vineyard is planted in mainly Mendoza-clone chardonnay and five different clones of pinot noir

– so it’s a little bit of Burgundy in our backyard. Priced from $45 for chardonnay and $49 for pinot noir, you can find them at caros.co.nz