Sauvignon-plonk?

[Motu]

It'll be a shame when all the Dallie vineyards in West Auckland are gobbled up in urban sprawl...The house I'm living in predates those around it by a good 20yrs,I'd say it was part of an orchard or vineyard.The Dallies had a different approach to wine than traditional French type wines,when we lose them they will gone forever - I don't know all the fancy wine names...but I know port,sherry,rosea,satuerne,these are what we used to drink.When laying out the vineyard,first a shark was layed in the trench the vines were planted in.One of our favorites was Vat 3,$2 a flagon or 75 cents a bottle,Fullers made a Special Port every year,50 flagons only,stored in brandy barrels,this was serious stuff,not for the unexperianced...but the guy at the shop was a fairy.Faracs had a white port that made you sweat behind the knees...soon as your sample glass was empty he topped it up again,he was only satisfied when you hit the wall walking out of the shop.

Damn! What the hell am I doing buying Shiraz from Foodtown!!! Faracs is just up the road,I haven't been there for 20 yrs....I'm gonna drop in this weekend,or maybe Fullers,that poofta must of gone by now - I'll report back on my success in finding a true NZ wine - made for alcohol content,not taste...we have a standard to uphold.

[Hitcher]

I'll report back on my success in finding a true NZ wine - made for alcohol content,not taste...we have a standard to uphold.

I look forward to reading the findings of your research thesis. Good hunting!

[MikeL]

I'll report back on my success in finding a true NZ wine - made for alcohol content,not taste...we have a standard to uphold.

You could always buy the cheapest Chateau Cardboard (if you can find one with only NZ wine - no Chillian, Seth Efrican or Strylian stuff) and mix in half a bottle of meths.
Should do the trick.

[Posh Tourer :P]

It'd work just as well if you mixed meths with flat sprite/raspberry fanta if my experience of cheap chateau carboard is anything to go by - cheaper too

Or flat L and P if ya want to go made in NZ....

[scumdog]

If alcohol were 'invented' tomorrow it would be categorised an A-class drug.

In all honesty - what is the difference between alcohol and some drugs. Alcohol costs this country so much in terms of $$ and effects on peoples lives its a joke.

Ever been to a rave party where most people are on ecstacy - never heard of any fights, but go to your local pub and weee doggie its all on.

Sorry for the soapbox speil. Just hate the hipocrasy of it all. Drink on.

Not hypocricy - it's harder to tax ecstacy! plus have you ever met those from a rave party that are on a mixture of e and p as well as alcohol! -real fun guys then - NOT!

Plus if you buy alcohol from a recognised source you have a general idea what you are getting, who knows what exactly is in that last lot of e or p that you just parted good money for?