Click here to view the embedded video. In the second of my wine series with O’Briens I taste a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough - Astrolabe  this wine normally retails for €15.99 Lets see how it gets on !! See ya next time on Robertfranciswine.ie ...

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Some might think I'm boring in my taste in wine due to my focus on NZ Sauvignons, but for such a small country, there is massive variety there. Those from Marlborough are generally totally different from Nelson for example.I got this Selaks in Karwigs Wines in Carrigaline in Cork with ...

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This is currently a Carry Out off-licence special offer, smashed down from fifteen or sixteen euro to eight or nine, because a 2006 NZ Sauvignon Blanc would probably want drinking up at this stage.And so it proves.  This isn't the worst bottle of wine a tenner will buy you, but ...

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Fontys Pool Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2007 A pale lemon water coloured wine, which was almost totally clear. I was hugely interested to try this wine as I am a huge fan of Western Australia [as regular readers will be well aware at this stage] and this was a wine that had been ...

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Chateau Bauduc Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2007 Chateau Bauduc is the signature house white of none other then Chef Gordon Ramsey. This wine is exclusively available at Chef Ramseys restaurants in England, Scotland and Wales. However Curiouswines.ie here in Ireland has managed to secure some of this fabulous wine.  Chateau Bauduc is a ...

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Shockingly good Marlborough from Lidl. Not sure if grapes from there tho. Lacks depth but €9.99!!!

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Leeuwin Estate Siblings Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2006 A little bit of background to this wine - this wine [not this vintage] was the white wine at my wedding. So this wine has a very happy memories for me. Also as I have stated numerous times on robertfranciswine Margaret River in Western Australia ...

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Click here to view the embedded video. The latest episode of robertfranciswine sees me taste another Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough in New Zealand. Food Wise - Seafood, Salads, Goats Cheese would work well with this wine. Alternatively just enjoy it on its own. Lets see how it gets on ! See ya next time ...

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Click here to view the embedded video. In the latest of my video blogs I taste a white blend from Margaret River - while this wine is not available in Ireland I am focusing on the great white blends - Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon that come from Margaret River in Western Australia. These wines ...

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Click here to view the embedded video. In the latest episode of robertfranciswine.ie I taste on of the icon wines from the New World - Cloudy Bay. Cloudy Bay helped put New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc on the global wine map back in the early 1980s. Food wise - A wine such as this ...

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