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Category Archives: oddball whites

This Time Last Year – Part 13: Western Peloponnese

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Sue Courtney
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Part of a series of posts that cover my travel to Greece and the USA in April/May 2016. April 30 2016 – Pyrgos, Katakolo and Patras My main reason for stopping in Pyrgos is to catch the tourist train to … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, oddball whites, Travel, white wine | Tagged Katakolo, Mercouri, Patras, Pyrgos, wine | Leave a reply

This Time Last Year – Part 4: A Day in Athens

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Sue Courtney
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Part of a series of posts that cover my travel to Greece and the USA in April/May 2016. 24 April 2016 – Athens I wake up in Greece. It’s a glorious day. The Marina Alimos Apartments where I am staying … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, oddball whites, Travel, wine | Tagged 2NZEF, Anzac, Assyrtiko, Athens, Monastiraki, Phaleron, POW, Syntagma | Leave a reply

Quirky d’Arenberg

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Sue Courtney
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A selection of d’Arenberg Wines from the McLaren Vale were tasted at First Glass on Auckland’s North Shore on July 6, 2016. Toby Porter, our winemaker host for the evening, has been winemaker with d’Arenberg Wines in South Australia’s McLaren … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, oddball reds, oddball whites, roussanne, shiraz syrah, viognier | Tagged d'Arenberg, first glass, McLaren Vale, shiraz | Leave a reply

Learning about Greek Wine – in Greece

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Sue Courtney

One of the best ways to try the wines of a country is to go there. Greece especially. This is a country rich in wine making history with grape varieties that have obscure names. The wines don’t make it here … Continue reading →

Posted in oddball reds, oddball whites, Travel | Tagged Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Greece, Moschofilero, sauvignon blanc, Xinimavro

Who, what or where is Crouchen?

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Sue Courtney

The wine pourer showed me the bottles of the two truly delicious fruity Rieslings we were tasting. The first a medium sweet wine with honey and limes and heavenly, almost nectar-like, textural viscosity, hinting there might be some botrytis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, oddball whites, riesling | Tagged 2009, 2010, Brown Brothers, Victoria
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