by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
A double gold medal winner at the 2018 China Wine & Spirits Awards, this fresh, dry North Island, New Zealand Pinot Gris presents stone fruits and lemon zest on the nose, and warming tropical fruits and minerality on its fleshy body. Pretty flexible when it comes...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
Eye-opening grapefruit, gooseberry and fresh-cut grassy notes and a crisp acidity suggest well-made traditional New Zealand-style sauvignon blanc. But the always-surprising plush texture of The Ned holds it on the palate for a long, pleasing finish. Pair it up with a...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
As I’m writing this, it’s a reminder to run out and get more. Certainly one of the best values on this list. Full bodied, with notes from apple pie to peach to melon to dried flowers, with a solid base of minerality. Old vines, indeed! Like a great work of art,...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
Racy acidity and 14% alcohol backs up this rich, wonderfully balanced 100% Chenin Blanc. Aging included eight months sur-lie on oak, with occasional “barrel rolling” to add further richness. Always fun to climb into a wine that keeps revealing layers—citrus, tartness,...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | Apr 15, 2019
It must have been time for one of my blackened trout dinners so the mind automatically turns to thoughts of something white! What the Experts say: Some high-mountain character in the appealing pear nose. Just a hint of pineapple, too. Crisp acidity and fruit freshness...
