Started by visiting the Wine Centre in Hawkes Bay. Amazing place, well worth any wine drinker’s time. The Aroma Awareness room alone is a gem of a place. You get to scent each of the 54 scents in wine, including a half dozen of the bad smells. After that off cruising the neighbourhood wineries. Elephant… Continue reading New Zealand Day 6
Category: Wineries
Canadian, Italian, New Zealand – wineries that Dr Booze visits in his travels
Life on the Road 4
Started the morning at Jackson-Triggs. Had their Sauvignon Blanc Proprietor’s Grand Reserve. If you like NZ SB buy this one. Grassy nose, great acid, with a balanced finish, and best of all only 12.5% alcohol. The ’07 Cabernet Franc Rose was a standout. A lovely medium rose colour, with a great nose of smoke and… Continue reading Life on the Road 4
Life on the Road 3 – Sandhill Winery
An amazing day of tasting. Sandhill Winery is growing – among other things – Sangiovese and Barbera which they release in their small lots series. Tremendous buys all of them at around the $30 mark. Had lunch with Howard Soon, Sandhill’s winemaker, at Burrowing Owl. The view is amazing, the food equal to it. (Salmon… Continue reading Life on the Road 3 – Sandhill Winery
Life on the Road 2
Well I’m in the valley. Stopped by a brand new vineyard – Cassini – on my way to setting up camp. A remarkable range of wines, including viognier (recommended) with a great bouquet of pears. None of the other whites turned my crank but they were all acceptable and value priced, around the $15. For… Continue reading Life on the Road 2