By Yvonne LorkinSalute, prost and cheers — it’s the weekend …COS Frappato 2015 $39This is the very first time I've tasted anything made from the Frappato grape, and it's a revelation. It is "pregno" with plush raspberry, cherry, dried herb and blackcurrant leaf loveliness. Meyer-Nakel Illusion Blanc de Noir AHR 2015 $49A wine I'd never heard of until this month is now one of my favourite things in the world. Created to celebrate the hardworking spirit of the 2000 Chinese miners who flocked to central Otago in the late-1800s seeking riches from the "new gold mountain". To buy email sales@crownrangecellar.com- CanvasYvonne Lorkin is a wine retailer, wine writer and member of the Wine Writers of NZ.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 27, 2016 03:04 UTC