The Edit - Robin's picks for this month - a three bottle box set. January 2026.

The Edit is our monthly selection of what's exciting and drinking well, chosen by Robin, founder of Iron & Rose and still a wine obsessive. The three bottles selected change each month to reflect the season, the food we're enjoying, and often to introduce new arrivals. Three wines to introduce you to our world of natural wine, to encourage you to delve deeper, or for a treat to yourself or as a gift.

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This box set contains three bottles, one of each of the following wines, made by inspirational producers, the kind of wines which inspired Robin to start Iron & Rose back in 201. 

We are bringing some Antipodean sunshine to the wintry Shire this January, featuring wines from Australia and New Zealand. It's easy to dismiss the wines of both countries as being Big Wine but dig a little deeper and you can find wines which show true regional difference and individuality, each of them incredible expressions of place and time, and of the people who made them. Here are three of them.

Te Whare Ra, "Toru", Renwick, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2023 (white)
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is a regular favourite but too often it feels like the volume has been turned up beyond 11. And this is why we love Te Whare Ra. Anna and Jason Flowerday farm their vineyards organically and biodynamically, a farming method which aims to maximise biodiversity and carries out various activities in the vineyards and winery in line with lunar phases.

Te Whare Ra wines are delightfully elegant and quietly expressive but still wear their Marlborough origin with pride. Their Sauvignon Blanc is in this month's six bottle case but this wine is a uniquely New Zealand wine, a blend of three aromatic varieties, made just a little off-dry, it makes a great aperitif and is lovely with Asian spices.

Producer - Te Where Ra
Country - New Zealand
Region - Renwick, Marlborough
Variety / Blend - Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic / Biodynamic
Vegan

Mount Edward, Ted Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2022 (red)
Duncan Forsyth is one of wine's pioneers and mavericks. You have to be bold to make wine in a marginal climate and Central Otago is certainly that. Nestled amongst the wonderfully named The Remarkables mountains along the Kaiwarau river, it is cool with a short growing season and a risk of frost at both ends of that.

For Duncan organic growing is a no brainer, both philosophically and for the health of the vineyard. They also practice minimal intervention in the cellar achieving balance through the timing of harvest, avoiding additions, temperature control, fining and filtration where possible, and limiting the use of sulphites, with all wine at less than 50 ppm.

The wines are all about texture, vitality and personality. 

Producer - Mount Edward
Country - New Zealand
Region - Central Otago
Variety / Blend - Pinot Noir
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic / Biodynamic
Vegan

Luke Lambert, Syrah, Yarra Valley, Australia, 2022 (red) 
Luke started his own project with 1000kg of grapes, a small basket press, and a 30 year old barrel. Everything is still pretty small scale, with grapes sourced from elevated sites in the Yarra valley, with poor, rocky soils. Fruit is handpicked and wild fermented with no temperature control, no new oak, no fining or filtration and very limited use of sulphur.

This single vineyard syrah is a beautiful example of cool climate Yarra, with aromas of violets, spice and white pepper. It has lovely structure and length, but has a lovely light touch which makes it super drinkable.

Producer - Luke Lambert
Country - Australia
Region - Victoria     
Appellation - Yarra Valley
Variety / Blend - Syrah
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan    

The wines in this box set are available in limited quantities so we may need to offer alternatives but these will be of similar price and equal value.