Kiwi Winery World-First to Use Green Tea as Natural Preservative
Award-winning Kiwi winery Loveblock is leading the charge in wine innovation with a Sauvignon Blanc that is thought to be the first in the world to use green tea as a natural preservative in replacement of sulphur.
Instead of sulphur – the traditional preservative used in wine […]
Loveblock TEE – Green Tea Antioxidant In Place Of Sulphur
Loveblock TEE – Erica & Kim Crawford have experimented using green tea as a natural antioxidant, instead of using sulphur as a traditional preservative used in winemaking. Green tea (Camellia sinensis), a registered wine additive, is added at each stage of the winemaking process that sees […]
Winery uses green tea as natural wine preservative
When husband and wife winemaking duo Erica and Kim saw green tea was a New Zealand registered wine additive, the pair had to give it a go.
Loveblock founder Erica Crawford is from South Africa, and was inspired by similar practices from her home country, where winemakers had replaced […]
Kiwi winery using green tea as natural wine preservative
Kiwi winery world-first to use green tea as natural wine preservative Loveblock TEE Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 contains no added sulphur, certified organic
Award-winning Kiwi winery Loveblock is leading the charge in wine innovation with a Sauvignon Blanc that is thought to be the first in the world […]
2019 Loveblock Marlborough TEE Sauvignon Blanc
Loveblock TEE Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Marlborough
Bright, medium straw-yellow with a golden hue, even colour throughout. Elegantly-full bouquet, packed with intense aromas of saffron, candied orange peel, lemon basil, lemon zest, underlying honeysuckle, complexing nuances interwoven softly.
Medium-bodied, crisp and mouthwatering aromas of pink grapefruit, lemon basil, saffron forms a good […]
Loveblock Wines using green tea as a natural preservative
If a sulphite free, vegan friendly and organic wine is what you’ve been after, then some Kiwi innovation in the wine sector could be your cup of tea.
The award winning Loveblock Wines has designed and launched what is believed to be a world first – using green […]
LOVEBLOCK’S ERICA CRAWFORD HOSTS DINNER
“With a passion for sustainability and biodiversity, Erica Crawford of Loveblock wine shared tastes and stories at Craw Daddy on March 2nd. Loveblock, the “love child” of Erica and her husband Kim, was created with best farming practices, organic winemaking and experimentation in mind. Notably, she poured the 2018 and 2019 […]
Tasting Note: Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc Orange Hits the Mark
This was one of my favorite natural wines from last year, and I was so excited when it was Loveblock. Hailing from New Zealand’s Marlborough region, Loveblock is the winery that is doing so much for the region and this Sauvignon Blanc, made with zero sulfites added, […]
New Zealand Winemakers Come to San Francisco
There was plenty of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to taste Wednesday during the walk-around of New Zealand wines at Fort Mason in San Francisco. At the same time, there were also Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris wines.
New Zealand has been a leader in sustainability over the […]
2018 Loveblock Marlborough ORANGE Sauvignon Blanc – No Added Sulphites
“Such an interesting wine from @loveblockwine – not a skin contact wine but rather one made without added sulfites using powdered green tea as a preservative. It’s delicious @sauvignonnz.”
Dr Jamie Good, @drjamiegoode on Instagram (Jan 2019)
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