The St. Helier Cuvee, a mixed wine drink: :-)

Nowadays, my consumption is probably around 35% Australian; 35% NZ and 30%
from elsewhere.


"st.helier" > wrote in message
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> "Dave" wrote .......
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>> St. Helier has his precious Central Otago.
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> You see Dave, this shows how little you know - I live 1,000 miles away
> from Central Otago - in fact I rarely even drink wines from CO.
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> I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in any NZ winery - 16 years
> ago I was the marketing manager of a small concern and have been involved
> in both retail and teaching about wine - but for you to suggest that I
> have some over-riding interest is bunkum.
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> But, I do know the NZ industry better than most - but, hey, I have also
> visited wineries in Australia and France and Italy and Germany and Spain
> and South Africa - not in any commercial sense - just as an
> enthusiast.
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> Nowadays, my consumption is probably around 35% Australian; 35% NZ and 30%
> from elsewhere.
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> And apart from comment about wines of note (from anywhere in the
> winemaking world) you are 100% wrong if you insinuate that I have ever
> promoted any wine or winery.
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>> Ian writes about France.
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> Oh bullshit - Ian is vastly travelled - his last trip of note was to the
> US - again, when we was contributing (and that was some time ago) his
> knowledge is much much broader that just France. Ian (not to forget his
> beautiful wife Jacquie) has visited NZ and Australia and many other
> countries. If you had any idea about Ian's writing you would know that he
> is probably more "vocal" about Tokajii than any other particular wine.
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> I have never, in the eight years I have contributed here, seen Ian make
> any sort of commercial comment.
>
> So, when are you going to get off your backside and get down here and see
> what us antipodeans call "Godzone" - huh?
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