Post #6

There are some things you don't stumble across much in Australia. One is vegetarian food at a BBQ, and another is Chenin Blanc. If you want to know more about Chenin, or vegetarian food for that matter, then try something called Google. You just type in words and press go, apparently it's very good.

I'm not an apologist for Chenin, but good examples from it's home in the Loire can be very rewarding. Robert Parker described the appellation of Savennieres as 'The the most underrated great white wine in the world', and if you don't have anything better to do with your time or money then check out Europa Cellars in East Melbourne. You wouldn't have guessed from their name, but they specialise in European wine and stock a (very) small, but very good, range of Chenin from the Loire.

For something a bit different there's the delicous Maréchal Cremant NV. Made from mostly Chenin in the Traditional Method, it's dry, crisp and clean with the fruit secondary to the savoury, bready characters. For $16 from Harvest in Northcote it's a great bargain. I love a bargain, really, I do. I dare someone to show me a better sparkling wine for the money.

I've had enough so I suppose I'll be seeing you.