How quaint. So very few wines in NZ use a cork any more. Interestingly, it's actually a sign of an inferior wine, now - it means the winemaker has not modernised their equipment.
You actually drink wine that was bottled post 1989? how quaint. I kid, of course. Twist tops are actually better for maintaining the integrity of the wine, but there certainly is something to be said for tradition. I love uncorking a bottle. Can you imagine drinking a champagne without first hearing the "pop?"
:-) I really should have used a smiley with the "how quaint", or better yet, just worded that differently; it seems extra-douchy, now that I re-read it. Wasn't my intent (but I can be a real dick sometimes ;-) We mostly drink cheap wine, when we drink it at all. Lots of our good friends like it though, so we almost always have some Sav Blanc on hand.
You certainly live in the right part of the world to enjoy some very good, inexpensive Sauvignon Blanc, that's for sure.
I went to an all sauvignon blanc wine tasting the other day (my cousin put it together and it was free for me, so why not?). I've never been much of a wine drinker, and especially not white wine, but I enjoyed myself. Never thought there could be that much variation in flavor from one grape variety.