We do like many of the Marlborough sauvs and a wine club we are in has some crackers. Interestingly when we visited a few of the wineries there, one particular good one was cheaper at Tesco than in their gift shop! (Oyster Bay.) By coincidence, the vineyards around the Marlborough area of the South Island can squeeze out some cracking pinot noir.

Despite my moans that USA gave us chicken in a bucket and spray on cheese, Oregon and California produce the best pinots in my book.

A young Musket is like a young pinotage. Full of flavour from the outset yet gets better with age. Keeps a young bouquet though.