Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Orange 2020

Samir Patel — Solid birthday present wine

7/10

Bought this for my partner's birthday after seeing it on a list somewhere. We both liked it — she said it smelled amazing which is high praise from someone who usually just drinks prosecco. Balanced and easy to drink even though it's got some real complexity going on. Would work well as a gift for someone who wants to try something different.

Kwame Mensah — Nice but a bit steep

6/10

Picked this up from a local wine shop on their recommendation. It's good, don't get me wrong — nice weight to it and interesting flavours. But for thirty quid I think I expected a bit more. The 14% hits harder than you'd think too.

Penelope Hart — My first orange wine and wow

8/10

A friend brought this to dinner and I'd never tried an orange wine before. Really surprised me — it's got this lovely depth to it, not weird or funky like I expected. Kept going back for more, the finish just lingers in the best way. At £29.50 I'd definitely buy it myself.