The last was an unimpressive Pinot Noir that, along with some not so favorable press about NZ reds, kept me away from trying anymore. have always liked New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc's, but red wines were just not attractive to me. First, this is the first New Zealand red wine I have tasted in a least four years. MORE >>

Cave Spring Cellars Blancs de Blancs Brut 2004. Huff Blancs de Blancs 2006. wine press is located to repeat the tasting to demonstrate the success Canada has with cool climate Chardonnays. Cave Spring Cellars Blancs de Blancs Brut 2004. Huff Blancs de Blancs 2006. Exultet Estates 2009. MORE >>

2001 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Margaret River. 2004 Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra. 2006 Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley. 1989 Yarra Yering Dry Red Number 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley. Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc (3A). MORE >>

So grab a glass of wine, throw another log on the fire, grab a sandwich, channel your inner wine geek, and listen to John opine on the topics of natural wines, zero dosage champagne, some pitfalls of collecting, 2007 vintage for Port and in the Rhone, the nobility of chenin blanc, the Piedmont producer Produttori del Barbaresco and more! MORE >>

very nice Sauvignon Blanc like color when poured. This was in many ways different than my last Grüner Veltliner, but I am hard pressed to call one better than the other. Do you ever wonder when trying a new wine, if that first taste or bottle may not quite tell you what that grape is all about. Aromas were a little different. MORE >>