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March 14, 2010 10 top NZ sauvignon blancs

Bob Campbell put the 2009 Astrolabe at the top of his list of 10. It’s also the cheapest in the list. <link>

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December 21, 2009 2009’s Top New Zealand Sauvignon

New Zealand’s top Sauvignon Blanc’s as selected by Cuisine magazine are just out <link>.

Congratulations to St Clair and Mudhouse who both get two wines in the list.

Update: Here’s the Wine Vault’s list <link>. A St Clair wine features in this compilation too.

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September 26, 2009 Top 10 restaurant wines

Plate and wine

For 2008, the top 10 wines (by volume) sold in American restaurants, as reported by Restaurant Wine News, were:

1. Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, Vintner’s Reserve, CA
2. Cavit Pinot Grigio, Italy
3. Beringer Vineyards White Zinfande, CA
4. Sutter Home White Zinfandel, CA
5. Inglenook Chablis, CA
6. Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, Italy
7. Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio, Italy
8. Copper Ridge Vineyards, Chardonnay, CA
9. Yellow Tail Chardonnay, Australia
10. Franzia Winetaps, White Zinfandel, Vintner Select, CA

No Pinot Noirs and not even a single red wine. So much for the Sideways effect.

And the top 10 brands by volume were:

1. Kendall Jackson
2. Sutter Home
3. Beringer Vineyards
4. Franzia Winetaps
5. Inglenook
6. Yellow Tail
7. Copper Ridget
8. Cavit
9. Woodbridge
10. Salmon Creek

Read the press release here.

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September 5, 2009 Wine in movies. A top ten

Sideways was always going to be #1. Silence of the Lambs deserves to be higher.

The complete list is here.

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