I saw some New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at Trader Joe's, $8 for 750 ml: Kono, and Picton Bay. Anybody know thse brands?
The reason I ask, NZ Sauvignon is fashionable, which means pricey. So when I see a bottle at $8, I'm skeptical... but TJ is famous for good deals, so it might be a steal...
-- Rich
I've tasted a couple of vintages of Kono and found it adequate. It has some of what makes NZ Sauv. Bl. so attractive: there is a somewhat understated grassy, citrusy, gooseberry-ish acidity, but no real pungency of the best Marlborough Sauvignon Bl. Certainly it is no Cloudy Bay at its historic best, but it perhaps can be compared to Nobilo, which, though mass-produced, is a good basic NZ Sav. Bl. (and which used to be attractively priced in the US a few years ago, as I remember).
Victor
I haven't had Picton Bay. I've had Kono, and think it is fine for $8. Not a steal.
Nobilo has also (maybe last year sometime) been available at TJs for $8, and I like it more than the Kono.
The Austrailian Marlow is very nice as well, the Pepper wine from Spain is a nice change as well.
We don't send the crap stuff out of the country.
Miche
I especially like the aussie merlow
Miche wrote in news:micheinnz- snipped-for-privacy@news.itconsult.net:
LOL!! Like Aussie wine, they send the good stuff o/s and leave the bulk of the crap for us :-/
On Tue, 12 May 2009 20:15:29 -0500, snipped-for-privacy@foodforu.ca shouted from the highest rooftop:
Marlow *and* merlow! What an eclectic taste in wines ...
Ever try caberneigh-murlow?
Are you the wine police, so I spelled it wrong. As for your question, yes I've had a Cabernet Merlot.
2006 was a decent year.
...or a Caberet Sovereign as I was once asked for...:>)
hooroo....
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