Avra

$13.00750ml

Zesty, easy-going and palate-cleansing, means you can twist open a bottle of NZ SB anytime, anywhere.

Fill up a bowl of steamed, herb-infused mussels,

a goat cheese salad

or Thai chicken coconut curry.

Eyes:

Pale Yellow

Nose:

Medium Intensity, youthful, citrus fruits, grapefruit, mineral

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, dry, medium acidity, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, grapefruit, lime, melon

Wine grapes were grown on both islands since the 19th century, but two events precluded the rush for and subsequent dominance of NZ Sauvignon Blanc, both in the 1980's. First, due to a wine glut, the government paid farmers to rip up their old, unprofitable vines. Right after, phylloxera hit, wiping out more vines. Both incidents resulted in the planting of new, profitable, rootstock-grafted Sauvignon Blanc.