QOTD: I havent had enough to really answer that, but I did have a Villa Maria a while back that while not impressive, was still a decent wine. I also had a Kim Crawford which was pretty decent as well, so I will def. be buying more in the future. Not scared of the cat pee!!!!

Best SB I had while I was in NZ (and I had quite a few) was Mount Riley.

I'm with you on the Kim Crawford, it's not worth the price.

QOTD: I've not had any really great SB's, but I will look for the Chasing Venus.

QOTD: Babich, 05 or 06 (don't remember). Great classic NZ SB.

Speaking of, I'm heading to NZ for the first time in April, can't wait!

Great episode...but you GOTTA get a better grasp of the proper pronunciations of those Maori names..

QOTD: I have yet to try one! Gotta get myself moving...

Good episode. I'm impressed at your ability to so thoroughly treat SEVEN wines in 20 minutes. Craaaazy. Or just radool.

QOTD: Easily and by a mile the Craggy Range SB. Undeniable NZ fruit but it has great body to go with the stones, veggies, and earth flavors. World Class!

Would have been nice compare areas outside of Marlborough (Hawkes Bay or Martinborough) since I've found better wines there.
QTOD: Mahi 2007 SB

It's been a while since I've answered a question of the day, I'm behind, Gary.

QOTD: I think it's the Brancott 2006, though I've only had a handful and I'm not a big fan overall. The gassiness and the sharpness is too much for me.

QOTD: ATA RANGI S/B 2006 & ALLAN SCOTT S/B 2005

I really enjoy the flavors and crisp "zing" that New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc brings to the table. For the past year I've been sipping and sampling just about every new label I've seen from Marlborough and haven't experienced many disappointments (QPR is about the only thing I've been upset with on occasion).

I was so taken with NZSB that I began sampling many more varietals looking for similar "crisp whites" and have now added many new favorites to the shelves; really superb food-wines. *Not from this region, but one of the intriguing surprises I found during my tastings was the Greek Boutari Moschofilero White...

QOTD - I've enjoyed the Dog Point very much. For sheer value one of the outlet stores here in western Washington was selling Marlborough "Zed" Sauvignon Blanc at $4.99 a bottle (it's a solid wine and a super-sipper at that price)!

LOVE the NZ SB!!

Q-Drylands, great value, my go to NZ SB.

QOTD: I am going to go out on a limb and say it will be the next one I taste. Hopefully

QOTD: its a tie between the 05 Vavasour and the 05 Kennedy Point

I hate to sound so "main stream", but I had a Cloudy Bay from either the 2003 or 2004 vintage that I thought was extremely good. I drink Babich and Kim Crawford from time to time. Nice summer wine!

QOTD: I can't say that I have a fave from New Zealand for Sauvignon Blanc. I guess I'll just have to try some more of them and see. :-)

Nice show GV......long week at work so I am catching up. Never had a NZ SB, but will definitely have to give them some consideration. Thanks for the show.

Hummm, I don't think I ever had a New Zealand Sauvignon blanc, but if I don't now after this show, I will get a beating, lmao

QOTD: I just had the 06 Kim Crawford this week and loved it. My wife only drinks white wines (which erks me), and I got this for her. I ended up liking it so much that I had to have a few glasses too.

GARY: QOTD: Love Sauv. Blancs !!!!! My favs are from New Zealand!!! :)

I mentioned the Davis Family Vineyards "Gusto: earlier, But I need to add how much I enjoy the Craggy Range SB, too. I bet you have that at the store!

P.S. To all those who said oyster bay was their fav. No one in NZ drinks oyster bay. Or at least anyone with taste buds.

Cloudy Bay Sauv is king. My personal favourites are Highfield, Dog Point, and Cape Campbell. 07 Sauv will be amazing. So watch out!

Daniel Schuster SB, no idea of the price, had it at the winery a year ago.

QOTD: Haven't tried very many, but at the $12 range (which captures 90% of the wines I buy), the Monkey Bay SB was impressive.

QOTD: Haven't tried very many, but at the

Hi there, the Tohu SB does not have a high RS, 4g/l which is still dry. The acidity is soft which might give you the wrong impression of the wine.

Best wishes
Jo
Marketing coordinator
Tohu Wines

I really like the Kim Crawford, the 06 or 05. Haven't had the 07 yet.

Enjoyed your descriptions, as usual.

QOTD: Never had it.

QOTD: My favorite (from a QPR standpoint)sb was the Sunday Mountain with the weird label that you reviewed in 2007. I drank it all summer until WL ran out of it and I couldn't find it anywhere else. It was GREAT.

Love Sauvignon Blanc...the single best expression of terroir, period. Definitely the Drylands. The Crossings is pretty good as well. Crawford and Cloudy Bay are decent but there are soo many undiscovered gems out there...Vavasour, etc.

I'm a stranger to the New Zealand Sauv Blanc! Will have to peep out the local selection and let you know.

How. . . can you compare the girl next door to a Super Model? That made no sense. Saying everyone wants to marry the girl next door, but then she is forgettable? HUH? Super models are a figment of the imagination - the girl next door at least is real and knows you exist.

QOTD: I just started drinking SB last year and have not yet found a NZ SB in Eastern WA. . . sad. Maybe when I'm in CALI next week. . .

Matua

Great EP Gary, top 15.

QOTD: I like oyster Bay

Great EP Gary, top 15!!!

QOTH: I like oaster Bay

QOTD: I really like the Seresin SB - all organic and turning biodynamic. 10% of the wine is oaked before bottling, which Gary might not like but it works for me. They also do a SB dessert wine, which I haven't found in the UK yet. (www.seresin.co.nz). They also produce lovely olive oil

I have to go with the 2006 Drylands Sauvignon Blanc.

Hi Gary!, what a coincidence, I just opened a Matua Valley Marlborough SB last night. It's really got an interesting nose - very crisp, and pretty grassy. Freshly mown. I suppose it smells like gooseberry (AKA goosenberry ;-) ), but I don't really know what that smells like. Where the heck does one smell gooseberries?
P-A-T-S 4-Eva

QOTD: Only had the Kim Crawford. Until today!! Going out to get some of the others now!!