June 26, 2024 • 6 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the cricket field to the cows shed. It's the
Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on Gold Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
On the show. Now it is time to uncork or
screw top open a bottle of wine. Michael Cooper joins
us this morning. Not too many cork wine bottles around anymore, really,
are there?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Michael, Good morning Brian that you're absolutely right. Of course,
in particularly New Zealand, having you know, internationally played a
key role in pioneering screw caps. But certainly what's every
year I do a big focus on I ported ones
and you'd be surprised the majority of those you know
still under cork.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Yes, they haven't gone to the screw top yet. They're
sort of staying away from that in Europe, aren't they. Well.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I think it reflects two things. Number one is that
you know, the resistance to screw cat where historically they
were sort of perceived as being lacking the romance of cork.
But also the moved screw cap, particularly in New World countries,
really put the pressure on the cork manufacturers and so
to a large extent they really cut back in terms
(01:17):
of eliminating the dreaded cork taint that was really causing
quality issues with so many wines. I remember down in
Central Otago for their nineteen ninety nine vintage Pinots, the
local winemakers calculated that fifty percent of their wines that
year were adversely affected by cork taint. Oh really, one
(01:43):
bottle out of two.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Wow, that's a concern, really, isn't it. So there is
a lot to decision.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Was the suspicion was blind that the cork manufacturers were
shipping their worst corks to the side of the world, not.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
To be sent for screwtops.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
And isn't there exactly? Yeah, all right, stage open.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
This week wins out of North Canterbury, the Wipro region.
They've got quite a few wineries there, haven't they.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
There's quite a cluster of wineries in whipper At, North Canterbury.
Early on, lots of vineyards popped up around christ Church,
but it didn't take long for it to become quite
clear that the climate for grape growing was way better
further north where it's warmer, around Wiprah and the Pioneer
(02:26):
winery there, pardon me, And certainly the best known winery
there would be Pegasus Bay. And what we're going to
talk about today is their Main Divide range, which is
their sort of more affordable range, where most of the
wines have a recommended retail price of about twenty two dollars,
(02:47):
but I see that retailers quite often have them at
under twenty dollars, and the wines are surprisingly good given
the price.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Wow. Okay, well let's talk about them in the main
device brand.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Well, I've just recently tasted a Chardonnay, a Reasling, a
Pino Gree, a Pino noir, and a Merlow Cabinet. The
only one that's not under twenty dollars or around twenty
dollars is the Pino Noir, which is sort of you
can buy for anywhere between say twenty three dollars and
twenty seven dollars. But the point is it's a seriously
(03:24):
good Pino noar Main Divide Pino no twenty twenty two.
It's been barrel aged for eighteen months. It's perfumed, it's
full bodied, it's got strong sort of cherry plum and
spice flavors. It's got way more complexity than you would
normally get for a red wine in that price category.
It's already highly enjoyable, so for pino noir lovers, I
(03:48):
would say, you know a great way to learn about
the main divide range. If you don't know it, try
the main divide Pino Noir twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Okay, yeah, good, Now what.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
About now for white wine lovers.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Ye.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Now, wipra is just as well known for reasling as
it is for pino noir. So reasoning of course doesn't
really enjoy the same popularity that say Souvinong, Penogree and
Chardon they do. But the main Divide in North Canterbury
Reasoning twenty twenty three, it really is a good example
(04:31):
of what Whitpra can do. It's it's a distinctly medium
style of reasoning, So when you taste it, don't go
thinking it's going to be dry. It's not, and it's
not trying to be what it does. It has a
lovely balance of gentle sweetness and that appetizing acidity that
reasling typically has, and it's got really good, incisive, peachy flavors.
(04:54):
It's all very finely balance, very varietal in the sense
that it just oozes reasling carc It's already delicious but
well worth cellaring. But then for dry wine lovers, I
would suggest looking at the Main Divide North Canterbury Shardeney,
which at around twenty dollars is really good value. Yes,
(05:17):
are all fermented. It's fragrant, it's full bodied. It's got
nice ripe stone fruit, butterscotch, toasty oak flavors. It's savory,
it's got a kind of creamy texture, so it's nice
and rounded. Already very approachable, but you know, why not
buy three bottles and open one a year's say, over
the next three years. At twenty dollars, it's great value.
(05:40):
Main Divide, North Canterbury Sharden twenty twenty three.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Michael, always great to catch up. I'm going to try
that pin No Noir out of Main Divide. Have a
great week and we'll talk again next week.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Great right.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Here and brims with little bottle of wine, Why You're great?
Weak track from the Robot Everyone in the Irish Robots
and their bottle of wine song like well keeper joining
us
From the cricket field to the cows shed. It's the
Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on Gold Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
On the show. Now it is time to uncork or
screw top open a bottle of wine. Michael Cooper joins
us this morning. Not too many cork wine bottles around anymore, really,
are there?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Michael, Good morning Brian that you're absolutely right. Of course,
in particularly New Zealand, having you know, internationally played a
key role in pioneering screw caps. But certainly what's every
year I do a big focus on I ported ones
and you'd be surprised the majority of those you know
still under cork.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Yes, they haven't gone to the screw top yet. They're
sort of staying away from that in Europe, aren't they. Well.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I think it reflects two things. Number one is that
you know, the resistance to screw cat where historically they
were sort of perceived as being lacking the romance of cork.
But also the moved screw cap, particularly in New World countries,
really put the pressure on the cork manufacturers and so
to a large extent they really cut back in terms
(01:17):
of eliminating the dreaded cork taint that was really causing
quality issues with so many wines. I remember down in
Central Otago for their nineteen ninety nine vintage Pinots, the
local winemakers calculated that fifty percent of their wines that
year were adversely affected by cork taint. Oh really, one
(01:43):
bottle out of two.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Wow, that's a concern, really, isn't it. So there is
a lot to decision.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Was the suspicion was blind that the cork manufacturers were
shipping their worst corks to the side of the world, not.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
To be sent for screwtops.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
And isn't there exactly? Yeah, all right, stage open.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
This week wins out of North Canterbury, the Wipro region.
They've got quite a few wineries there, haven't they.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
There's quite a cluster of wineries in whipper At, North Canterbury.
Early on, lots of vineyards popped up around christ Church,
but it didn't take long for it to become quite
clear that the climate for grape growing was way better
further north where it's warmer, around Wiprah and the Pioneer
(02:26):
winery there, pardon me, And certainly the best known winery
there would be Pegasus Bay. And what we're going to
talk about today is their Main Divide range, which is
their sort of more affordable range, where most of the
wines have a recommended retail price of about twenty two dollars,
(02:47):
but I see that retailers quite often have them at
under twenty dollars, and the wines are surprisingly good given
the price.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Wow. Okay, well let's talk about them in the main
device brand.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Well, I've just recently tasted a Chardonnay, a Reasling, a
Pino Gree, a Pino noir, and a Merlow Cabinet. The
only one that's not under twenty dollars or around twenty
dollars is the Pino Noir, which is sort of you
can buy for anywhere between say twenty three dollars and
twenty seven dollars. But the point is it's a seriously
(03:24):
good Pino noar Main Divide Pino no twenty twenty two.
It's been barrel aged for eighteen months. It's perfumed, it's
full bodied, it's got strong sort of cherry plum and
spice flavors. It's got way more complexity than you would
normally get for a red wine in that price category.
It's already highly enjoyable, so for pino noir lovers, I
(03:48):
would say, you know a great way to learn about
the main divide range. If you don't know it, try
the main divide Pino Noir twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Okay, yeah, good, Now what.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
About now for white wine lovers.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Ye.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Now, wipra is just as well known for reasling as
it is for pino noir. So reasoning of course doesn't
really enjoy the same popularity that say Souvinong, Penogree and
Chardon they do. But the main Divide in North Canterbury
Reasoning twenty twenty three, it really is a good example
(04:31):
of what Whitpra can do. It's it's a distinctly medium
style of reasoning, So when you taste it, don't go
thinking it's going to be dry. It's not, and it's
not trying to be what it does. It has a
lovely balance of gentle sweetness and that appetizing acidity that
reasling typically has, and it's got really good, incisive, peachy flavors.
(04:54):
It's all very finely balance, very varietal in the sense
that it just oozes reasling carc It's already delicious but
well worth cellaring. But then for dry wine lovers, I
would suggest looking at the Main Divide North Canterbury Shardeney,
which at around twenty dollars is really good value. Yes,
(05:17):
are all fermented. It's fragrant, it's full bodied. It's got
nice ripe stone fruit, butterscotch, toasty oak flavors. It's savory,
it's got a kind of creamy texture, so it's nice
and rounded. Already very approachable, but you know, why not
buy three bottles and open one a year's say, over
the next three years. At twenty dollars, it's great value.
(05:40):
Main Divide, North Canterbury Sharden twenty twenty three.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Michael, always great to catch up. I'm going to try
that pin No Noir out of Main Divide. Have a
great week and we'll talk again next week.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Great right.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Here and brims with little bottle of wine, Why You're great?
Weak track from the Robot Everyone in the Irish Robots
and their bottle of wine song like well keeper joining
us
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