Wine and Cocktails

Bogle 2019 Chardonay 

I LOVE THIS STUFF! You can usually pick this up for about 20 bucks,  I have two go to chardonnays and I think both present great value, this and the Kumeu Village Chard. Two very different wines in style, just about opposite ends of the scale. The Bogle is big, buttery and bold, in fact…

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2019 “Podere” Montepulciano

Cheap, Jucy, light and delicious! What more could you want.  This beautiful vino can be had on sale for $13.00 an absolute bargain, it punches well above its weight! Italian montepulciano can be either hit of miss, this one delivers in full. Super easy drinking, full of sweet spice, plum, cherry and raspberry without being…

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2007 Château Patache

No idea how you pronounce this one, with any vintage red wine decanting will open up the wine immensely. It gives the wine a chance to breath, i would want to catch a breath too if i had been locked up for 15 years. This was decanted for several hours while a bottle of Chardonnay…

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1999 Pegasus Bay Finale

There is something very cool about pegasus bay, tucked away in the Waipara. Beautiful old school building with some pretty amazing vintages tucked away.  This wine was still pretty juicy for being 22 years old, huge notes of honey and apricot balled by citrus notes coming through. This is snaffled down with Blue cheese and…

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