TheStar.com recently featured an article about New Zealand Wine Country that’s worth reading.
Here’s an excerpt:
CENTRAL OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND—“Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Do you suffer from shyness? Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about sauvignon blanc.”
Folks in this isolated, quiet country are passionate about their wines. But they have a wonderful ability to laugh at themselves as they try to coax magic out of a tiny piece of fruit. The folks at Chard Farm, a lovely winery at the end of a deep canyon outside Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand. are no exception.This is a country that was nowhere on the world wine map 30 or 40 years ago, but is increasingly known as one of the great wine destinations of the world, with a wide variety of grapes, fine restaurants, gobsmackingly beautiful scenery and a laid-back vibe that feels like California before Golden State wine became home to folks spending $2,000 on Napa Valley wine futures.
Here’s a look at a couple of areas I sampled on a visit earlier this year.