I am usually a red wine drinker, and I almost never buy bottles of white to drink myself. But for some reason on our cruise, I was only in the mood for whites with dinner, so I got to try a few new wines. Carnival had an unusually good wine list. Everything I ordered was reasonable, complex and interesting. The ones whose info I remember - don't remember any vintages, though!
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc (Malborough, NZ): an excellent food wine. Tasted great as an aperitif and even better once my food came and I was taking sips.
La Crema Chardonnay: the most expensive Chardonnay they had, and very tasty. Much more interesting than most chardonnays for me.
Barton and Guestier Pouilly-Fuissé: delicious!
I also got a Peter Lehmann Shiraz one evening (red was calling to me and I decided to forego my fave, Cotes du Rhone. It was ok, but I decided that shiraz is never really my favorite grape.
I need to remember to order these - they were all better than most of the whites I end up ordering here in SD. (though I still love me a good albarino!)
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