Wine reviews/recommendations

nevieboy said:

Hi all fellow wine connoisseurs.
I'm lucky enough to work in a bar that has a bottleshop.
I get to sample heaps of wines and beers before we decide to stock them.
The best Sauvignon Blanc I ever had is the Nautilus from N.Z.
Just last week I sampled and decided to stock a Sauvignon Blanc called Dusky Sounds also from N.Z. (they are both from the Marlbough area)
We sell the Nautilus for about $25.00. Dusky Sounds sell for $15.00.
In my opinion the Dusky Sounds is the best value for money Sauvignon Blanc I've ever had.
It rates in taste just a fraction under the Nautilus.
I've noticed there is a few Sauvignon Blanc drinkers in this thread.
So if you can get your hands on the Dusky Sounds do yourself a favour and try it.
Interested to hear your review.
Cheers all and salute.
Cin Cin.

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brianwh said:

Here's an exercise that you "connoisseurs" might try (and it might save you some money).

We tried this with a group of 8 people all of whom drank wine most nights of their lives and had strong opinions on what they liked. We got six bottles of Shiraz ranging in price from about $12 (Ingoldby) to about $50 (Rockford Basket Press). Others from memory were Bendigo Waterwheel ($16), Elderton ($20), Voyager Estate ($30) and a sixth one whose name escapes me. All participants had tasting notes and were able to taste the wines first. Then the wines were decanted and participants had to try to identify each wine without seeing the bottle but still using the tasting notes. No-one identified all six correctly (2 people got all six wrong!!!) but more significantly there was not a high correlation between price and what people were identifying as the best wine.

And before you cast aspersions on the palates of my friends, perhaps you should try this yourself sometime!

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