This week Oz Clarke is reviewing New Zealand wines. He’s starting with wines from the North Island, where the weather is warmer and wetter. Fabulous wines are made there, Oz’s favourites are below!

North Island Whites

Cowrie Bay Chardonnay Gisborne, Waitrose, £6.99

Kumeu River Village Chardonnay, Booths, £12

Saint Clair, Viognier ‘Estate Selection’, Hawke’s Bay 2018, Emma Welling/Majestic, £10.99

North Island -Reds

Escarpment The Edge Pinot Noir Martinborough, Waitrose, £14.99

Devil’s Creek Merlot, Majestics, £7.99

Tinpot Hut Hawke’s Bay Syrah, Booths, £16.75