This may interest.

Interesting article of NZ Pinot Gris too.

http://www.nzmag-digital.com/nzmag/sample/

Regards

st.helier

st.helier wrote:
> This may interest.
>
> Interesting article of NZ Pinot Gris too.
>
> http://www.nzmag-digital.com/nzmag/sample/

Thanks, milud! I'm not a huge fan of PG, preferring for the most part
Pinot Blancs when the choice can be made. I'll have to try a few NZ
examples, though, to see what kind of impression they make.

Mark Lipton

I was intrigued at the suggestion of "classical pinot gris" coming from
cooler climates - such as Italy (!). Many Italian PG's are from very warm
climes, not altogether different to southern France, or parts of California
here. And have the same problem as the CA PG's - too flabby. I haven't had
any EnZed PG, but if it is akin to the wonderful unoaked Chardonnay's from
Marlborough, then sign me up. I'll see what I can track down here. Thanks
for the tip.

Even more enjoyable was the rest of the magazine. On the cover it refers to
"sun drenched Hawke's Bay". I couldn't help but spit out my latte as I
laughed - recalling a weeklong summer surfing trip on the cape above
Gisborne - rain soaked the whole damned time.

The article on Antartica brought back less humorous memories. I was working
in Wellington when the infamous ANZ flight flew into Mt. Erebus. We had a
co-worker on that plane. Sad day.

Cheers -


"st.helier" > wrote in message
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> This may interest.
>
> Interesting article of NZ Pinot Gris too.
>
> http://www.nzmag-digital.com/nzmag/sample/
>
> Regards
>
> st.helier
>

"Ric" wrote .........
>
> I was intrigued at the suggestion of "classical pinot gris" coming from
> cooler climates - such as Italy (!). Many Italian PG's are from very warm
> climes, not altogether
> different to southern France, or parts of California here. And have the
> same problem as the CA PG's - too flabby.
>I haven't had any EnZed PG, but if it is akin to the wonderful unoaked
>Chardonnay's from Marlborough, then sign me up.


To be sure, there exists a mixed bag - but generally clean fruity dry wines,
with earthy pear flavours, with more body than the average Pinot Grigio.


>
> Even more enjoyable was the rest of the magazine. On the cover it refers
> to "sun drenched Hawke's Bay".


Yes, my mind immediately went to a couple years ago when I was showing Mark
Lipton and Ian & Jacquie Hoare around.

After a very nice meal, we were sipping on a rather delicious botrytised
Riesling, when Mark and I were standing around outside trying to find the
Southern Cross - our efforts hampered by a heavy cloud covering (actually,
in the whole stay, we never spied our southern astronomical icon.

--
st.helier