• Dom has sourced some seriously sought after grapes from Waiata, a top-notch, family-run single vineyard nestled in a secluded pocket of Waipara Valley. Although Waipara produces only 2% of NZ's wine, the quality is out of this world. This wine is your golden ticket to this tightly-guarded corner of the globe.
• This bottle is a bit of a know it all - a neatly packaged tour of all there is to love about Pinot Gris. Outstandingly fresh with plenty of juicy stone fruits on the palate. We're talking pear, peach, just a hint of nectarine and there's even a sprinkle of cinnamon to give you that fine finish that can be so hard to come by.
• And the best part? It's entirely Angel funded! The quality of Dom's wine means everything to him, and with your help he has been able to break free from his desk and get back into the vineyard itself. By no means has this wine fallen short of any of the TLC it deserves.

• We asked Bill and Claudia Small one simple thing. Make us the best Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough. This is the tenth vintage they have crafted exclusively for Angels and it's still an absolute cracker.
• Using your Angel funding, the Smalls have built close relationships with grape growers ‘in the bits of Marlborough they love’ to make this lovingly crafted SB from some of the best fruit going.
• It's classic New World SB. Delicious, ripe, grassy fruit, all gooseberry and kiwi, with an edge of lime, and is packed with enough zing to keep your mouth tingling for hours on end.

• This wine was a blast to make. Deciding on which varieties to put in the blend, spending time with the grower on how to deal with them differently, when to pick, how to process into wine - so many absorbing forks in the road and I loved every minute. Waipara makes beautiful aromatic wines and I was keen to put a different slant on this.
• Naked have been supporting my endeavours to produce interesting and delicious wine from a small and often unknown region. Through the incredible journey that was the crowd funding to help me get off the ground, their continual support and the total enthusiasm they have shown for my wines, I have been able to concentrate on picking, pressing, fermenting and blending these unique wines for Naked and the Angels.
• Beautiful, light and ethereal on the nose with quite a bouquet of lychee, citrus fruits and freshly picked white spring flowers. A fresh and lengthy palate carries the citrus fruits throughout with a hint of fruit sweetness but finishing dry. Great by itself or with light meals.

Dom Maxwell, Winemaker

• Peter and Nicky Parish have crafted a classic Kiwi white with a twist. It's brimming with all the fresh, zippy, tropical fruit flavours you'd expect from a Sauvignon Blanc from down under, but they've blended in a dash of Pinot Gris, taking it to next-level elegance and refinement.
• The Father-daughter winemaking team have carefully selected grapes from their hillside vineyard in Waipara Valley. The region's gentle nighttime breezes cool and sustain the grapes, giving them their trademark refreshing, zippy and sophisticated characters.
• Waipara's favourite family winemaking team couldn't have done all this without your support. Angel funding means they have the money tend the vines with love and care, helping them to put nutrition back into the ecosystem and environment. It also keeps Peter and Nicky working side-by-side, which is truly special.

• A couple of years ago Bill and Claudia made their first ever Gewurztraminer thanks to Angel funding. It went down an absolute storm so we begged them to make some more...

• Once again they have worked their magic, with this wine oozing classic Gewurz flavours and aromas. We’re talking rose petal, spices and a plethora of exotic deliciousness.

• It’s full-flavoured, beautifully balanced with a slightly off-dry finish and they hope you love drinking it as much as they loved making it!

• The 2017 Dunnolly Estate Reserve Chardonnay is so special. The wine has been elevated to the next level!
• The nose is a delicate balance of white nectarines & citrus peel, there is an enticing creaminess and warmth coming from the new French Barriques. On the first sip, the palate flourishes showing the natural acid length and a rich encompassing mouthfeel.
• Our style of Chardonnay is designed to be subtle. Gentle flavours of apricot & citrus and balanced with a delicate acidity. With the vintage being on the cooler side I needed to ensure that there was still this generosity, without detracting from our signature wine style and pronounced femininity.
• I made this wine with the Angels in mind. I wanted to bring a sense of luxury that unfortunately our summer didn’t provide!

• Meet Nicky and Peter... Nicky is the winemaker and Peter is the grower. They are father and daughter, and combined have 49 years experience in the wine industry. 
• When this father-daughter winemaking duo asked if Angels would like a small-production New Zealand Pinot Gris, we couldn't say yes fast enough.
• Harvested from the up-and-coming Waipara region, this crisp white is fresh and full of personality. The cool and dry weather allows the fruit to ripen gradually and slowly resulting in a lively, aromatic wine with notes of apples, pears and Turkish Delight...lush!

• Although I’ve been making Gewurz for over 12 years now, this is the first one I’ve made for Angels to enjoy!

• I selected two parcels - one light and breezy, the other more richly aromatic. Blended together they create a Gewurz that’s full on the nose with, lychee, ginger spice and stonefruit aromas.

• This is a wine that’s able to stand up to food but also delicious as an aperitif. It’s a great allrounder (like Ben Stokes!). If you like texture in your white wines without oak then this could be for you. Just remember, although this is relatively rich, it’s a ‘drink young’ style of Gewurz!

Dom Maxwell, Winemaker 

• Brimming with moutwatering strawberry, cherry and plum flavours, this pale pink rosé is deliciously sippable. But it's the complex, textural style and fresh zippiness that keeps you coming back for more.
• The delicate Pinot Noir grapes come straight from Nicky and Peter Parish's Waipara Valley vineyard. It's a tiny growing region, but the quality is out-of-this-world, and the Kiwis usually like to keep the premium wines for themselves. But Angel backing means the father-daughter winemaking team were able to send some our way.
• Nicky says "Angel funding has enabled us to have the money tend our vines with love and care, helping us to put energy into our ecosystem and our environment. It also allows us to handpick the fruit and purchase high-quality barrels which showcase the fruit. And of course, it enables dad and me to work together, which is truly special".

• Just as a diamond forms under hostile conditions, so too does hardy Reisling. From NZ's Lake Waitaki region, the Ostler Lakeside Riesling has retained charm, finesse and class despite its grapes being grown in seemingly inhospitable rocky soils.
• Ostler winemaker Jeff Sinnot has spent vintages in the world's best vineyards only to realise that there's no place like home. He champions his beloved North Otago with its wild, craggy cliffs making it one of NZ's most important growing sites.
• Crack open this bottle in five years; it will be utterly different from what it looks like today. That's the beauty of Riesling. The Lakeside is fragrant with lovely floral and spicy notes, with mouthwatering mandarin and grapefruit flavours. As it matures, it will become beautifully toasty with honey and marmadale flavours.