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by MtBakerDave » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:17 pm
Sue Courtney wrote:What is this Kanu Kia-Ora? With a name like that, anyone who knows Te Reo (Maori) would think it was a Kiwi wine.
It's a late harvest Chenin Blanc, and really quite delicious. Smoke and peat on the nose - it reminds me of a good lowland malt, but a whole cornucopia of fruit on the palate. Well worth seeking out!
http://www.wine.co.za/Directory/Wine.aspx?WINEID=17831
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by Sue Courtney » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:31 pm
MtBakerDave wrote:Sue Courtney wrote:What is this Kanu Kia-Ora? With a name like that, anyone who knows Te Reo (Maori) would think it was a Kiwi wine.
It's a late harvest Chenin Blanc, and really quite delicious. Smoke and peat on the nose - it reminds me of a good lowland malt, but a whole cornucopia of fruit on the palate. Well worth seeking out!
http://www.wine.co.za/Directory/Wine.aspx?WINEID=17831
Thanks for the reply Dave. Still interested in why they used this name.
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