I dropped in on the neighbourhood wine shop for a quick visit last week, having not visited them for a couple of months. Things were not good because some large travel group which handles mainland visitors had moved their catering operations to a nearby location with the result that there was a constant stream of mainland tourists queuing up on the pavement outside, which rather hampers access to the loyal customers and stops impulse buyers from trying their wares. And just before you ask about custom from these mainland tourists, I understand that precisely one person had peeled off from the queue to visit the shop and that person did not buy anything (even though the owner had already brought in something especially for them).
There was a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc open and it was recommended to me as a good quaffing wine. Sure enough it was a good quaffing wine but it was good enough for a plate of prawns (especially the 赤米 type, which I found to be a good match with Kiwi Sauv Blancs). The wine was a nice lemony straw, with a crisp fruity nose (hinting at tropical fruits). This crispy fruitiness carries onto the palate well supported by a good dose of acidity, which suffices for support. (To be truthful, I found that I hadn't saved my notes that day (perhaps because of being so annoyed at the situation of the queues), but the wine made a sufficient impression for the details to be recalled from memory).
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