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	<description>Are You Getting Yours? Sanctum of Vinous Expatiation</description>
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		<title>2007 Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valentines Day 2010, and what better way to enjoy it than a picnic assortment alongside the Kawarau River with a bottle of 2007 Felton Road Block 3 Pinot.
This wine reminded me of my first introduction to Pinot – and indeed Felton Road Pinot – some seven or eight years ago. I had long abstained from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/154</link>
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		<title>Alternative Varieties - The Tasting Notes</title>
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Tasting Notes:
2009 Esk Valley Verdelho

Fruity nose of limes, grapefruit and tangelo with a hint of bell pepper. Medium bodied with a subtle texture, the palate of white peach and grapefruit is augmented by a zingy, juicy acidity, finishing fresh and dry. A thirst quencher, perfect for summer days, perfect for seafood.
 
2009 Coopers Creek The Groover [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/149</link>
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		<title>Gruner Veltliner - The Verdict</title>
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My first introduction to Gruner Veltliner, after hearing it mentioned in hushed whispers, was about three years ago when I was fortunate enough to sit down for an informal yet focused tasting with John Kavanagh and Tim Finn from Neudorf. We tasted about seven or eight Gruners, all from Austria, ranging in price from around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/140</link>
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		<title>Summer Whites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;ll concede, it&#8217;s not quite summer yet, but we had some gorgeous weather - aside from the odd southerly gust - and in between flying kites, washing cars and throwing pinecones for the dogs, Drew, Karen, Siobhan and I kicked back with some tasty whites and delicious food.

2005 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/127</link>
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		<title>2007 Sacred Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The anticipated Hawkes Bay syrah nose of violets, white and black pepper and mulberry, but also a curious tomato leaf character as well. This leafiness develops further in the glass, alluding to syrah fruit picked at the earlier spectrum of its ripening window, reinforced by the lowish 13% alcohol.
In the mouth the acidity is prominent, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/126</link>
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		<title>2008 Dancing Water Scheurebe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re fanatics of German Riesling, like Clare and Ross from Dancing Water, it comes as no surprise that they may also share an affinity for other German grapes like Scheurebe. One of NZ&#8217;s first plantings of this uncommon variety - a Riesling cross - their inaugural release was very exciting for yours truly who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soils, Geology - and Wine that Rocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote an article for Wine Technology magazine a couple of months ago that looked into the tangible effects of soil and geology on the quality of the fruit and resultant wine.
The piece itself was an ambitious undertaking and one where I barely scratched the surface, but it is a research area that I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/122</link>
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		<title>2003 Pauletts Trillians Sparkling Red</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the great Polish Hill River of the Clare Valley – better known as ground zero for some of Australia’s best Rieslings – comes a sparkling red blend of shiraz, cabernet and merlot.
Tawny red colour with very slight, fine effervescence. Nose of prune, fruitcake, cinnamon, mushroom, rhubarb, kirsch and blackberry. Rather than presenting as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/118</link>
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		<title>Visit to the Gibbston Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the chance to duck out to the Gibbston Valley yesterday on a rainy, miserable Sunday, to visit four wineries: The Winehouse (not really a winery but a cellar door for several wineries), Chard Farm, Gibbston Valley Wines and Peregrine. No official notes were taken, but here are my brief thoughts from the trip.
Starting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vinoculation.com/archives/115</link>
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		<title>2008 Chard Farm Riesling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my first 2008 Rieslings and if this wine is anything to go by, the outlook is very encouraging for this vintage.
The nose speaks of that quintessential Central Otago lime, with a fruit bowl of other citrus in tow and, interestingly, some spice and pear characters. Quite a delight to sniff. It&#8217;s a wine that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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