Posts Tagged ‘Pinot Noir’

Ostler Tasting at Lamont’s

Just before Easter, I went to Lamont’s on Station Street for the Ostler tasting. It’s always a pleasure coming here for a tasting. There were five wines on tasting along with delicious canapés. Ostler  is located in the Waitaki Valley…

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Picardy wine tasting at Lamont’s

I seem to refer to the story behind the label a lot. Why? Well, without a story, I feel a wine is well, just ‘wine’ and when I say ‘wine’ I mean an alcoholic beverage that you can appreciate for…

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Pinot Noir tasting

[caption id="attachment_353" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pinot Noir tasting"][/caption] I recently went to a Pinot Noir tasting where we had different Pinots from all over the world; Chile, New Zealand, Australia, California and of course, Burgundy which I consider the home of…

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An interesting wine

Riorret 2008 - The Abbey Vineyard Pinot Noir - $39.99 at Swanbourne Cellars. Riorret is made by Steve Webber of De Bortoli and if you read it backwards, you will notice it is 'Terroir' backwards. I spoke to Steve about…