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New Zealand

Seresin Estate 2005 Riesling – organic and biodynamic from New Zealand

20 August 2010
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Organic. Biodynamic. Sustainable. Buzz words all but do they catch your eye when you’re choosing a wine or a restaurant? I ate recently with representatives of the Sustainable Restaurant Association as they tried to convince me of the viability of sustainability in the restaurant trade. We sampled the food and wine from 3 different central [...]

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Montana Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009

16 August 2010
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This is one tangy wine. Pour it into your mouth and you’ll get a zinging, citrus powered kick that seizes your unsuspecting taste-buds and gets them leaping about with joyful abandon. It’s a hefty dose, full of grapefruit and gooseberry (the label insists there’s capsicum in there as well). The flavour touches the front of [...]

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Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009

2 August 2010
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Sauvignon Blanc used to grow wild in the South of France and its smell has been unfavourably compared to cat pee. That stands to reason, doesn’t it? ‘Sauvignon’ from ‘Sauvage‘, meaning ‘Wild’ in plain, civilised English. And you could hardly compare something favourably to the smell of cat pee, could you? If there’s one grape [...]

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Te Kauwhata – Quarry Road Estate – Pinot Gris

30 October 2009
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A rare variety in New Zealand – light glittering colour, vanilla bouquet with a firm body, dry and crispy. Other Quarry Road wines include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Merlot/Malbec – of these, some are relatively new plantings which are just reaching full production. The quality can be testified by numerous [...]

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Fairleigh Estate Sauvignon Blanc – Marlborough

17 August 2009
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Closure: Screwcap ABV: 13.0% Retailer: Majestic Price: RRP £7.99 but often on a buy 2 save 20% deal – I paid £5.49. Check current price on the Majestic website I’ve been working my way through a few different New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s recently but I have to say that this one is my favourite. I [...]

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Marlborough Hills Sauvignon Blanc

12 March 2009
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I’ve been enjoying this wine over the last two nights. In fact I’ve really been enjoying a few different New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s over the last couple of months. I’ve heard it said that you can get fed up of them after a while but not me and for now I’m really enjoying the fruity, [...]

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