On Jan 19, 1:30�pm, "Donald Eagle" > wrote:
> Thursday night in a restaurant, my wife and I had a bottle of 2004 Gypsy
> Dancer pinot noir from the central Otago in NZ. �The wine had a good nose
> and was quite spicy and fruity. �On Dale's scale I would give it at least a
> B+. �The restaurant price was $48 US. �When I spoke to the owner/sommelier
> about it, he said he got the last cases allocated to Arizona, and he would
> not be able to get any more because the winery was going out of business.
> Can you, Lord St Helier, or any other Kiwi confirm or deny that for the NZ
> facility? �They also have an Oregon winery. �I went to their web site this
> morning and there was no indication of any such disappearance. �I am
> interested in acquiring some of the Otago wine for home consumption if
> possible. �TIA.
> --
> Don Eagle
> To reply personally, drop the Latin "not more"

Winesearcher is showing cheapest of '04 Otago at PrimoVino in CO, at
$28. So $48 in a restaurant was a very fair price!