Brancott Reserve Sauvignon Blanc

August 24th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in New Zealand Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, White Wines

Although I often say that Chilean sauvignon blanc is my favorite, New Zealand is right up there too. And, to cut to the chase, this Brancott sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand totally kicks ass. Those who know me, know that I’m always critical of myself. I constantly question my performance at work, play, or [...]

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Oyster Bay Merlot – A Little Dirty, a Lot of Good

May 11th, 2009 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Merlot, New Zealand Wine, Red Wines

Although New Zealand and Oyster Bay are both best known for Sauvignon Blanc, it’s the Oyster Bay Merlot that has captured my attention. I first tasted this Merlot at the first ever North American Wine Blogger’s Conference last October. At that conference there was an open tasting of 100 wines from New Zealand. Most of [...]

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Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 2008

January 5th, 2009 | 17 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in New Zealand Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, White Wines

We head back to New Zealand today to try another Sauvignon Blanc. As I’ve previously mentioned, New Zealand has a reputation for good Sauvignon Blanc and this one lives up to the reputation. The seeds of Nobilo as a winery began when Nikola Nobilo immigrated from Croatia to New Zealand in 1937 in anticipation of [...]

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Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

December 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in New Zealand Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, White Wines

Tonight we’re back to another Sauvignon Blanc, this one from the Marlborough region in New Zealand (as you might have guessed from the title.) This bottle comes from Brancott, a producer with wines from all parts of New Zealand. I’ve previously reviewed the Brancott Unoaked Chardonnay from the Gisborne region of New Zealand and I [...]

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Let’s Get Naked Chardonnay!

August 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Australian Wine, Californian Wine, Chardonnay, New Zealand Wine, South African Wine, Spanish Wine, White Wines, Wine Blogging Wednesday

Today marks Wine Blogging Wednesday #36, and the theme is Naked Chardonnay. That’s defined as any chardonnay that has never touched oak. These are also typically chardonnays that haven’t gone through malolactic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is a process that converts malic acid to lactic acid which will reduce the overall acidity and gives typical chardonnays their buttery characteristic. [...]

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Brancott Gisborne Unoaked Chardonnay

August 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Chardonnay, New Zealand Wine, Recipes, White Wines

I’ve started tasting wines for the upcoming Wine Blogging Wednesday #36. And since I have five wines that I’ll be reviewing, I thought I would go ahead and preview one of them. Truth be told, I’m previewing this one mostly because I had such a great meal with this wine and I want to share [...]

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