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Vertical Vintage Review with Erin Larkin

Vertical Vintage Review with Erin Larkin

In late March we had the pleasure of hosting Erin Larkin, part of the Robert Parker Wine Advocate team. During her visit we did an 18-wine vertica...
2025 Decanter & IWC Results Are In

2025 Decanter & IWC Results Are In

Results from both the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge have recently been released and Rockburn is pleased to a...
Malcolm Rees-Francis samples wine from a stainless steel tank. The title 2025 Vintage Summary is overlayed

2025 Vintage Summary: Quality Over Quantity

  You know how they say diamonds are formed under extreme pressure? Well, the screw was certainly being turned on the 2025 vintage. The most deva...
A Cellar Door Experience at the Heart of Rockburn

A Cellar Door Experience at the Heart of Rockburn

Home is where the heart is—and that couldn’t be more true for the new-look Rockburn Cellar Door. After seven wonderful years in Gibbston, we’re rel...
Rockburn Wins Metro Winery of the Year 2025!

Rockburn Wins Metro Winery of the Year 2025!

The summer issue of the iconic Metro Magazine (#445) has dropped, and it features their Top 50 Wines to Drink This Summer!We’re thrilled to announc...
The last Tigermoth - Article by Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review - Cellar Talk | 19th March 2025)

The last Tigermoth - Article by Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review - Cellar Talk | 19th March 2025)

Winemaker Malcolm Francis sadly announced that this vintage was the last to be made from these vines.

Rockburn Strikes Gold Twice at Decanter 2024

Rockburn Strikes Gold Twice at Decanter 2024

Rockburn Strikes Gold Twice at Decanter 2024 (New Zealand): The 2024 Decanter World Wine Award winners have been announced, and Central Otago’s Ro...
The Taste Of Summer Arrives With Rockburn's Stolen Kiss Rose 2023

The Taste Of Summer Arrives With Rockburn's Stolen Kiss Rose 2023

The first taste of summer has arrived with Rockburn’s highly anticipated ‘Stolen Kiss’ Rosé, returning to shelves for its 17th year. It all started...
Rockburn Wines recognised on global stage at Decanter Wine Awards

Rockburn Wines recognised on global stage at Decanter Wine Awards

Rockburn Wines is proud to announce that Rockburn’s The Chosen Hillside Pinot Noir 2021 has received a Platinum Award with 97 points at the Decant...
VINTAGE 2023 - WALKING A TIGHTROPE

VINTAGE 2023 - WALKING A TIGHTROPE

The summer of 2022 / 2023 barely existed for most of New Zealand; because Central Otago was hogging it all.....
Rockburn Team — Q&A with Alexandra Hue

Rockburn Team — Q&A with Alexandra Hue

  We've welcomed many of you to the Rockburn Cellar Door. It's the one spot we get to pour our wines for you in the place they were grown and made...
Rockburn takes home two Golds at London Wine Competition

Rockburn takes home two Golds at London Wine Competition

(L-R: Tim Severne Rockburn’s General Manager and Brad Horn from Winetime London at the Hallgarten UK Annual Tasting in London, January 2023) (New ...
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