Comments on: Where in the wine world are we? Picturesque but marginal edition

By: Howard G. Goldberg

Howard G. Goldberg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:54:03 +0000

Eric,
Since you’ve struck gold as an insightful fan of New Zealand whites, I find your suggestion that I reach for a Loire white a trifle, well, insancerre.

H.G.G.

By: eric Arnold

eric Arnold — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:54 +0000

Howard-

Since this is a marginal vineyard at best, likely producing unintersting run-of-the-mill wines, you should get something more appropriate: like a sancerre.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:26 +0000

Howard,

Yes, congrats on being the only one to guess Aotearoa!

Ha! If you intend to ingest all of those items at once, I will gladly provide them.

Cheers,

Tyler

By: Howard G. Goldberg

Howard G. Goldberg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:15 +0000

Since my guess, Central Otago, came closest to the right answer, I think Tyler Colman, a k a Dr. Vino, should award my instinct a prize. The prize should capture the quintessence of New Zealand sauvignon blanc.

Therefore, Tyler please send me: a bottle of Grand Cru grapefruit juice, a bundle of fresh lean asparagus, three green apples, a jar of dried thyme, a half-pound of baby peas, a bag of gooseberries and a tin of small white pebbles washed smooth by a virgin streamlet.

If these items do not come readily to hand, a CD of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in “Der Rosenkavalier” will more than suffice.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:37:45 +0000

Ah, it’s too bad I came late to the show. Although I don’t know if I would have guessed correctly. Eric makes a good point, however. While vineyards may not always produce the best wine, they certainly can make for great photographs.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:22:27 +0000

Very good guesses, all from the New World!

The answer, in fact, had to do with the flightless, nocturnal bird, the kiwi!

Since I can’t paste photos to the comments, I updated the original post with satellite imagery, a map, and a comment from the photographer, none other than (NZ) wine book author, Eric Arnold!

By: Steve Edmunds

Steve Edmunds — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:02:11 +0000

I thought of Santa Lucia Highlands, but there’s no configuration of flat ground at the base of those hills in quite that same way; the flat ground is further east, on the valley floor.
It’s definitely not the Sierra Foothills. Could be Alto Adige, toward the South.

By: Bertrand

Bertrand — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:52 +0000

Capachoal valley, Chile ?

By: Bertrand

Bertrand — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:07 +0000

I’d say Chile, near Argentina ?

By: Howard G. Goldberg

Howard G. Goldberg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50:20 +0000

Perhaps Central Otago.

By: boerinballingskap

boerinballingskap — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:53 +0000

South Africa (Klein Karoo?) or northern parts of Chile.

By: Will James

Will James — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:03:11 +0000

Robertson region – South AFrica!

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:54:38 +0000

Not South Africa. Too flat. I’m thinking Chile too.

By: Dave H.

Dave H. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:17:27 +0000

I think its Chile but one of the lesser appellations. Maybe Rapel of Curico

By: Phil Ward

Phil Ward — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:41:48 +0000

Central Coast, CA in my opnion