Happy Christmas to all our readers and to any non Christians, just be glad that you're not celebrating the birth of Consumerism, sorry I meant Jesus and enjoy the time off work and the fact that 50% of stuff you buy doesn't end up in a landfill somewhere.
No special wines to report, So, drink lot's of whatever's going, steal some of grandmothers tranquillisers and hope the whole sorry affair will be over as quickly as possible.
A quick mention, before I go, to the Saltram No 1 Shiraz 2003. It's a big, concentrated Shiraz, weighing in at 15% abv with ripe, jammy black fruit that's almost port like. A really well made wine and a prefectly good reason not to look to the Barossa for Shiraz. The American's however, will love it.
I drank a good Pinot from Central Otago, but I can't recall what it is. Never mind.
That's it. Be seeing you.
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I must admit I did splash out a bit for the family during Christmas and bought a few decent bottles including a bottle of the Bannockburn Chardonnay. It went down really well with plenty of oak (which I love)....made sure everyone had a glass...then kept the rest hidden away in a discreet part of the fridge....! Actually I am dead keen to try the Bannockburn Pinot which we had a few years back at Jaques Reymond.....a remarkably nose if anything else....
Sorry to hear about your Christmas lunch, but hopefully the wine blurred the day a bit Christmas is always very trying.
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