Have decided this week to commence a blog as i now have something that I at least will have interest in revisiting.... Henceforth this shall be my Whining & Cheese personal blog.

I have a keen interest (as a consumer at least!) in wine, but, like many, am frustrated by my lack of knowledge when i go to buy a bottle of plonk, so hopefully I will be looking back at this in years to come, thinking "wow, I really didnt know anything about wine, did I?!" yet actually have managed to retain some knowledge...

So, onto my first tasting. Its saturday, its been a fab week, an incredible amount of new work has sprung up at PVL and Preview is firing on all cylinders and about to be turbo-charged with the arrival of our new Creative (Director), cant wait..

so, after a great steak meal, we've cracked open a straightforward, no-brainer for us - we have bought it by the case in the past:
Montana Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 (New Zealand)
Its definately an easy drinker, this ones been chilled to "f-cold" in the freezer, as its warmed up slightly we realise that was a mistake - so not too cold next time!

Ok, here goes:
Its got a fruity bouquet, clings nicely to the glass (indicating that its quite alcoholic ..? - one to check later), has a real fresh taste to it, so goes nicely on its own (as now) but i can imagine it going well with fish or chicken.
There's no harshness to it, very smooth, dry wine, but bordering on a demi-sec if there is such a thing, if dry has a scale of 1-5 (1 is sand) then this is 5.
It has substance and strength to it, this is not a light or weak wine.
In short, Yum. (not sure that is very expert, but pass the bottle nonetheless!)