What you drinking now?

Hurricane52

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Being an old curmudgeon, I was disappointed to find a substitution amongst the wine delivery today. Three bottles of Sicilian Nero D’Avola were missing, replaced by three bottles of Pinot Noir from New Zealand. Oh well, day off playing cars tomorrow, so I cracked one open. Very impressed so far.

People are often telling me that New Zealand is very like Wales and I guess the love of rallying and sheep is clear to see. There also seems to be a connection with place names. Most Welsh place names are either biblical or literal. We have a Bethlehem and a Gethsemane nearby, but there are also the likes of Penbryn (Top of the Hill) and Dinbych-y-pysgod (Little fish port). The New Zealand wine is made on Mount Difficulty. I’m toasting their efforts.IMG_9715.jpeg
 

DLax69

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Being an old curmudgeon, I was disappointed to find a substitution amongst the wine delivery today. Three bottles of Sicilian Nero D’Avola were missing, replaced by three bottles of Pinot Noir from New Zealand. Oh well, day off playing cars tomorrow, so I cracked one open. Very impressed so far.

People are often telling me that New Zealand is very like Wales and I guess the love of rallying and sheep is clear to see. There also seems to be a connection with place names. Most Welsh place names are either biblical or literal. We have a Bethlehem and a Gethsemane nearby, but there are also the likes of Penbryn (Top of the Hill) and Dinbych-y-pysgod (Little fish port). The New Zealand wine is made on Mount Difficulty. I’m toasting their efforts.View attachment 114147
...love of sheep?