A 'Barcelona moment'???.... in 1997 I had a 'perfect' moment at a market in Barcelona, sitting at a simple food stall, eating a gorgeous meal with a very nice white wine, food, colour, people, a nice buzz... as I said, just 'perfect'... and could not be planned... today at Waitari Creek Winery, 30kms or so out of Queenstown, with tastebuds pushing for encounter and having winetasted at a couple of other wineries and eschewed dining at 2 larger, classier wineries, I wound my way down the dirt road to find an old timber church, now restuarant and tasting room. It sits not far from the foot of mountains, with most helpful and friendly staff. My wine tasting found me strongly allured by a 2003 Pinot Noir, an achievement for the wine, as the Pinot Noir (red)
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