The New Zealand Wine Festival.

And a good time was had by all!

http://www.stoneleigh.co.nz/

http://www.oysterbaywines.com/flash/flash_content/index.html

http://www.new-zealand-wines.com/

http://www.kimcrawfordwines.co.nz/

There were some lovely sauvignon blancs, not the least of which Gravitas represented...but for a relatively inexpensive sav blanc though, the Stoneleigh makes a very nice, very drinkable summer white (their Chardonnay is very good too!)

Each of the 45 or so agents only had 3 different wines on display, the sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and a pinot noir, so the selections were limited, but it's a really good way to sample a really specific type of wine from a very specific part of the world.

My favorite? The roasted New Zealand lamb with mint jelly, of course!
But seriously...I really enjoyed all the Oyster Bay offerings. The seem to have made the most impact.

(Mmmm, but the 10 year old Cockburn's Tawny Port I had afterwards, in the lounge of the Four Seasons Hotel really topped the evening.)

Ah, bliss!

Oh, and I wore my new hat, and my, didn't I feel just like Audrey Hepburn!