Kiwi winos
Read on Spitton
"Just been reading through last Tuesday's scribbled notes; some
stunningly good Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminers kick off the list. I
concentrated on whites for the simple reason that I ran out of time
before I got to try the reds. Had a welcome diversion from the 'best
of' tables with an introduction to Mike Just a winemaker who took the 25th Anniversary New Zealand Wine Tasting
as an opportunity to launch his own range (Clayridge Vineyards) to the
UK. He is also winemaker for Maven Wines and Auntsfield Estate which I
also had the pleasure of slurping, spitting and scribbling my way
through.
It was the Maven range that really stood out - the
packaging is superb, each wine in the range labeled with vibrant
photographs of local huts, barns or bridges in an over-saturated,
blurred style. Sadly the website is down otherwise I would direct you
to look before I write-up the notes; I will have to scan the images in.
The stuff inside the bottles wasn't bad either!
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