A colleague from Australia asked if my palate is more acquainted with old world wine or new world wine. I said with a smile , old world wine. He was not offended by my remarks, but rather gave me two bottles of his collection – an Australian Pinot Noir and a New Zealand Pinot Noir.
His description on the wines were the New Zealand red is more fruity in style where as the Pinot from Australia is more mineral. (more…)