Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc on the ski slope

We took this bottle of Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009 on our spring-break ski trip to Colorado where we skied Wolf Creek, Breckenridge and Vail. We found this New Zealand wine at our local Flagstaff Safeway grocery store for $10.39 plus tax. This wine retails for $16.49, so we felt that we snagged an excellent deal.

I love the zesty flavor and crisp acidity of the NZ sauvignon blancs and the Oyster Bay did not disappoint. Wine tips: This wine made for a great hot tub wine - in a plastic glass, of course. But since I don't particularly care for wine in plastic, I always bring along glass stemwear for "in the room." This wine made for a fun, festive spring break wine.

Tomorrow we will be skiing the last day of the season at Arizona Snowbowl. We're expecting 18" of powder after the spring snowstorm that has been pounding us for the past 24 hours.  We might have to uncork a bottle of Oyster Bay for après-ski tomorrow evening.

Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009 comes from fruit grown in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It has one of New Zealand's most sunny and most dry climates so it allows the grapes a long, slow ripening period. The cool nights there are said to add to the zesty taste by preserving the grape's natural acidity. I hope to visit the region this November while I travel New Zealand. I haven't decide on which vineyards to visit, so if you have recommendations, please leave a comment below or RT me @Travelwriter on Twitter.com.

With a slogan like "Sometimes the world really is your oyster," one of Oyster Bay's four Marlborough vineyards is in the running for a visit. So here we are again, tasting the world, one bottle at a time.

Click here for winemaker's tasting notes.

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