On Feb 17, 9:41*pm, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:14:08 -0700, gloria p >
> wrote:
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> >Valentine dinner tonight at our favorite local Italian restaurant. I had
> >a glass of wine that was so fragrant I wanted to dab some behind my
> >ears. I spent the first five minutes just sniffing it. *Esk Valley (NZ)
> >sauvignon blanc, redolent of citrus and fruit, delicious with the veal
> >Marsala I had. It was truly one of the nicest wines I have ever smelled
> >and tasted.
>
> >gloria p
>
> I'll have to keep an eye out for it.
>
> I found this about it:
> Esk Valley 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
>
> *Restaurant Wine - December 01, 2011
>
> The Sauvignon Blanc is also exceptional: *supple, full bodied, and
> intensely flavored, with excellent balance and length. It has rich
> texture, crisp acidity, and a persistent finish, tasting of
> grapefruit, green bean, pineapple, passion fruit, and lemon peel.
> Delicious

I rather like Virginia Madsen's analysis of a good wine's flavor and
why she likes them in "Sideways"..."Because they taste so ****ing
good!"

:-)

Enjoying a 2008 Two Ponds Cabernet Sauvignon right now, in fact it's
time for a second glass!

John Kuthe...