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We use our Instagram mostly as a one off quick wine tasting platform so sometimes our Blog Followers don't see them.  So we thought we'd show them here for a Holiday Wine Selections Post and we'll break them down by Food Pairing.  This isn't all of them but a good chunk. Here's to you having a wonderful Holiday Season filled with family and friends, laughter and joy and lots of wine! Get ready to scroll!   :) Turkey and Seafood Wine Pairings: Our last 2011 The People's Sauvignon Blanc: all the tropical smells you can handle in a glass! #nzwine rocks! A photo posted by Chris O'Shea (@unfussywine) on Oct 10, 2014 at 3:37pm PDT Yup this on tap for turkey dinner. Can..not..wait! #calipinotnoirrocks A photo posted by Chris O'Shea (@unfussywine) on Oct 10, 2014 at 10:50am PDT There will be a Blog post, oh yes... A photo posted by Chris O'Shea (@unfussywine) on Aug 8, 2014 at 7:02pm PDT 2011 Se...

This is one of the last wines we had from the 2013 NSLC Port of Wines Festival.  It sat for more than a year in our rack waiting for its turn.  We remembered nothing of the wine because it was so long ago but we were glad to see our way out of the stock from 2013.  We have had Sileni Pinot Noir as well and found that to be a great wine was well. In the glass, the wine is light yellow in colour and show a very slight effervescence which is interesting.  The other main characteristic we noticed was that the wine looked a lot less watery than we normally see if NZ Sauv Blanc. The nose is full of pears and peaches with a hint of mint.  The one main note we get is....wait for it....stinky feet.  That's right, there is a crazy amount of stink in there and it just works.  Why?  Because it's followed by a very cleansing mist of alcohol.  It is really cool. The flavour profile is a lot more traditional with a lot of pin...