Tag Archive: Sauvignon Blanc

Apr 28

Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc

This is an older review that I never published at the time. I don’t have a photo, but I think there’s still enough information to be useful. Maggie and I are currently enjoying a bottle of Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc. This is produced in the Marlborough region of New Zealand., an area that is known …

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Feb 26

How Lucky is this Duck?

On a recent trip to Iowa, we stopped at a Walmart. (No, it wasn’t my idea.) Since our home state of Minnesota only allows wine sales in separate wine and liquor stores, the idea of Walmart selling wine was somewhat of a novelty to us. The selection was rather limited compared to what we were accustomed to, and …

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Nov 15

A dinosaur from New Zealand

Wine Label

Like the other “dinosaur wine,” this wine is from Terra Fossil. This wine, a Sauvignon Blanc, comes from the Marlborough region of New Zealand. Marlborough produces some very good Sauvignon Blanc wines. In keeping with the dinosaur theme, this wine has the skeleton of a Pterodactyl  on the label. There are some very good Sauvignon …

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Oct 09

2010 Anakena Sauvignon Blanc

Bottle shot

If you’ve read some of my other posts, you know that I’m a fan of Chilean wine. These wines are typically fairly inexpensive, too, so I buy them fairly regularly. This wine is a Sauvignon Blanc from the Central Valley of Chile. It was produced by Anakena. There’s gooseberry and floral notes on the nose. …

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Aug 27

2010 Santa Rita Reserva Sauvignon Blanc

It’s time for another wine from Chile! This time, I’m trying a white. This is a Sauvignon Blanc from the Casablanca Valley, produced by Viña Santa Rita. According to the data sheet, 85% is from the Casablanca Valley, while the remaining 15% is from nearby Leyda. Both Casablanca and Leyda are part of the Aconcagua …

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Jul 30

2010 Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

This Sauvignon Blanc is from the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It was produced by Kim Crawford Wines. The grapes were harvested in April 2010 from vineyards in the Wairau Valley and the neighboring Awatere Valley. This wine, like many wines from New Zealand and Australia, has a screw cap instead of a cork. I …

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