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2008 Kalinda Pinot Gris Marlborough New Zealand

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Fruit sourced from the Christchurch area of new Zealand's south Island, this wine is plump with evident minerality. Plenty of depth of flavor and lingering finish. Crowd pleaser.

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2008 Kalinda Pinot Gris Marlborough New Zealand

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By: Christie Cartwright | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 11/5/2009 | Send Email

This New Zealand Gem is full of mouthwatering flavor, showing structurally balanced acidity and minerality, just a touch of tropical fruit up front and a zestfully, delicious finish! Such a fun and food-friendly Pinot Gris, perfect for any time of the year. Pair this dry, clean, crisp, luscious wine with a variety of cuisines...how 'bout truffled mac and cheese, or grilled day boat scallops with a maple bacon glaze, or even spicy Thai!

By: Jim Barr | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 11/4/2009 | Send Email

You have to try our new Kalinda 2008 Pinot Gris from Marlborough, New Zealand, not because it is our first with this varietal under our private label, but because it is really good stuff. From New Zealand's South Island, this wine offers pretty perfumed smells and a bright yet viscous mouthfeel that makes it the perfect white wine for your holiday parties. Eby says that this will be our holiday party white for the month. 13% abv

By: KLF | Review Date: 1/12/2010

(Score based on quality to price ratio.) Having just returned from New Zealand, it's no surprise to me that K&L's Kalinda line features a NZ pinot gris, as these wines pack the fruit+minerality that you only can get in Alsatian and Swiss names. That said, there's no other place on earth you can get these flavors in a bottle for $11. I believe pinot gris is currently the top white grape in NZ, and universally more appealing, especially to folks like me who do not appreciate the green apple and lemony flavors of the much more popular sauvingon blanc.

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Additional Information:

Varietal:	Pinot Gris - Also known as Pinot Gris in France, where it originated as a mutation of Pinot Noir. The berries can vary in color from yellowish to bluish-violet producing wines that range from white to slightly pink. The most successful wines from the grape come from the Collio in Friuli (Northeast Italy), where the wines are light- to medium-bodied, crisp, dry and, because of their high acidity, complementary to the region's foods like speck, Prosciutto di San Daniele and polenta. In Alsace, where the grape takes a back seat to more popular varietals like Gewürztraminer and Riesling, it is generally rich and honeyed. Other successful plantings of Pinot Grigio exist in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Romania, with even smaller amounts planted in British Columbia, Australia, New Zealand and California.
Country:	New Zealand - A Southern Pacific island 1,000 miles from the nearest land-mass (Australia), New Zealand has a maritime climate, suitable for wine production of excellent quality. For better or worse, this was discovered by New Zealand agriculturalists relatively recently (end of the 20th century), thus the wine industry is virtually brand new. Although most influenced by Australian academia, New Zealand's wine industry has begun to adopt many European and California viticultural and enological practices. Although the New Zealand wine biz is known most for its Sauvignon Blanc, the most planted variety is Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir gaining in popularity. Click for a list of bestselling items from New Zealand.