NZ Sauvignon Blanc (spelling?) is very good; Pinot Noir also. Overall I'd say Australia is better for red wines, and NZ is better for whites. Not sure how much gets exported, but NZ wine is generally excellent, and getting cheaper all the time. As an aside, NZ has almost completely eliminated the cork, and gone screw-top. A bottle of wine with a cork, these days, is a sign of a wine maker who has not upgraded their equipment (i.e. wine with a cork is now quite likely to be inferior to a screw-top).
I like NZ Sauvignon Blanc's, they can be really great and are perfect for outdoor summer consumption. Refreshing, crisp and often with some nice apple and pear accents. I would agree that Australia is better for the reds, at least that has been my experience. I seem to like Shiraz's from the McClaren Vale area and the Borossa Valley. You have a favorite Sauvignon Blanc? Who knows, maybe they distribute to North Carolina?
My fav Sauv Blanc is "Saints", mostly because it's really good and you can find it on sale for $10-12 a bottle (about 81 US cents to our dollar, but I'm not doing the math). Haven't had a bad one, though :-)
Nice. I'll keep my eyes out for this bottle. Appreciate it.
That's the stuff. As an aside - my spouse was on the latest season's NZ Master Chef. She was booted in the first episode, though ;-(
Wow, that's bad ass brian. So do you eat well at home or is it like a mechanic that never works on his own cars because he's sick of doing it all day? I always thought it would be great to date a massage therapist but then I asked a guy who was dating one once about it and he said he probably gets less massages from her than most do from their girlfriends. I hope your spouse enjoyed the experience. I know someone that was on the US version of "Top Chef" and she was eliminated early on too. These types of shows do very little to display how good a of a chef someone is but rather how good they are at silly tasks or cooking in an insane environment with unusual items/instruments and very quickly. -At least in the US.
She cooks too well! Really makes it hard to drop a few pounds (and I need to). She enjoyed being on the show, and I really enjoyed her practicing for it, but she came away from it a bit disillusioned. Editing can make anyone appear however the editors want - it has caused us to view all reality TV in a new light. With enough footage, you can paint any picture you want.
Reality TV is for the birds.With enough footage, you can paint any picture you want.
-This has long been my feeling about "reality" TV. My friend wasn't painted in any sort of "light", she really wasn't there long enough but I could see them framing her as the "weak" one, which is far from the truth. She's a pretty strong willed person.