In article >,
"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.

The story I read confirms that the New Zealand Gypsy Dancer is going out
of business but I went to wine tastings in September and New Years of
Gypsy Dancer wines and the Oregon winery itself is not going out of
business. The make some of the best Pinot Noir in Oregon.