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On Tue, 12 May 2009 23:58:37 +0200, (Victor Sack)
wrote:

>RichD > wrote:
>
>> I saw some New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at
>> Trader Joe's, $8 for 750 ml: Kono, and Picton Bay.
>> Anybody know thse brands?
>>
>> The reason I ask, NZ Sauvignon is fashionable,
>> which means pricey. So when I see a bottle at $8,
>> I'm skeptical... but TJ is famous for good deals, so
>> it might be a steal...
>
>I've tasted a couple of vintages of Kono and found it adequate. It has
>some of what makes NZ Sauv. Bl. so attractive: there is a somewhat
>understated grassy, citrusy, gooseberry-ish acidity, but no real
>pungency of the best Marlborough Sauvignon Bl. Certainly it is no
>Cloudy Bay at its historic best, but it perhaps can be compared to
>Nobilo, which, though mass-produced, is a good basic NZ Sav. Bl. (and
>which used to be attractively priced in the US a few years ago, as I
>remember).
>
>Victor

The Austrailian Marlow is very nice as well, the Pepper wine from
Spain is a nice change as well.