tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19631515.post113927370878039322..comments2023-10-04T07:48:54.384-04:00Comments on oenoLogic: Whites only (New Zealand, pt. 7)thor iversonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189098900228936573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19631515.post-1141240882841678222006-03-01T14:21:00.000-05:002006-03-01T14:21:00.000-05:00Yet I wonder if the NZ ozone issue might not lead ...Yet I wonder if the NZ ozone issue might not lead to similar problems with the grape. Roasted skins are endemic to some parts of New Zealand, and rarely are they desirable when they appear.thor iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189098900228936573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19631515.post-1139336158125518942006-02-07T13:15:00.000-05:002006-02-07T13:15:00.000-05:00Not apropos of this installment, but I've been thi...Not apropos of this installment, but I've been thinking. It seems to me that, as poor as most SA pinotage is (mainly due to roasted skins that give many of the tire/acetone/banana weirdshit), that perhaps NZers aren't as crazy as we think they are for trying it out. After all, Pinotage was designed to be a warm-climate aromatic, but has only established itself as interesting in the coolest climates in which it is planted (at Paradyskloof-Stellenbosch and in Walker Bay).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com