Wine Asylum

A few years ago...

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mkuller

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In Reply to: RE: Surprising Syrahs posted by triodesteve on June 17, 2017 at 06:58:28

...when we were in Australia we did a wine tasting tour of the Hunter Valley and tasted some good wines.

Then last year in New Zealand we did a wine tour in Nelson where they have some interesting pinot noirs among others.

In Queenstown there was a wine shop called The Winery where you can taste 80 different wines - they uses the Vinorium gas filled dispensers and even have a portable unit on the back of a VW pickup with 30 bottles or so for parties.

Unfortunately the ones we liked the best from both countries aren't available here.
The Winery (Open in New Window)

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RE: A few years ago... - triodesteve 12:31:10 06/18/17 (5)
Isn't that always the way?
And no way could you do that legally here....mobile? At least not in WA state
- The mobile would be fun... - mkuller 20:36:38 06/18/17 (4)
  ...when my daughter was going to Gonzaga in Spokane a buddy and I would go up to the big basketball game each year with St. Mary's (near here) and we would wine taste.
  
  Lots of nice merlots and sangiovese from Walla Walla with a decent pinot noir from Spokane.
  - RE: The mobile would be fun... - triodesteve 07:23:48 06/19/17 (3)
    Pinot?
    - Pinot noir... - mkuller 08:23:19 06/19/17 (2)
      ...is the most common red wine grown in New Zealand.
      
      Unlike the fruit forward pinots of CA and OR theirs tend to be more French in style with more acid and terrior.
      
      Not my cup of tea but they go well with food.
      
      After all the wine tasting, the pinot noir I liked best was being poured by the glass at our hotel in Auckland prior to our departure. So I bought a bottle and brought it back. It came in first my wine group's pinot noir tasting.
      - RE: Pinot noir... - triodesteve 08:30:21 06/19/17 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Pinot noir... posted by mkuller on June 19, 2017 at 08:23:19
        
        I meant "Pinot in Spokane" There is very little Pinot grown anywhere in WA. I mean very little. A few people go to OR to buy fruit. Its just too damn hot here.
        
        Not much... - mkuller 08:32:43 06/19/17 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Pinot noir... posted by triodesteve on June 19, 2017 at 08:30:21
        
        ...except this one.
        Townshend (Open in New Window)

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