Jayson Bryant, of The Wine Vault, tastes New Zealand’s worst Sauvignon Blanc ‘Monkey Bay’!
www.thewinevault.co.nz
Wines Tasted This Episode:
Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009
NZ’s Worst Sauvignon Blanc – Episode # 168
Posted: January 11, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Categories: Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc
January 11th, 2010 at 1:39 pm · #
Loved your facial expressions when you tasted it !
January 11th, 2010 at 1:41 pm · #
Gee, I didn’t know whether to swallow it or not, but really needed to feel the acid strip the lining of my stomach!
January 11th, 2010 at 2:09 pm · #
Brilliant! Thank you for the heads up- To quote Monty Python,” This is not a wine for drinking, this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.”
January 11th, 2010 at 2:11 pm · #
This wine is not for touching at all! I am glad you liked it and thanks for watching.
January 11th, 2010 at 3:56 pm · #
“Monkey Piss” – I love it!
January 11th, 2010 at 3:58 pm · #
It sure was like that, New Zealand should never make wine like this.
March 6th, 2010 at 2:30 pm · #
I stumbled upon your site and immediately recognised its imitation of winelibrarytv. But furthermore you seem to be a poor celebrator of NZ wine – not a wine expert, but more an exercise in self-promotion. Where would NZ wine industry be without Monkey Bay? Rather annoyed you cannot comment on this wine beyond describing it as undrinkable – how is an undrinkable wine our biggest export? and why did Wine Spectator score the 2008 86 points? I know your point (and don’t drink MB myself, nor would I recommend it) but please try and grow some credibility mate! you’re embarrassing New Zealand here!
March 6th, 2010 at 8:53 pm · #
Hi Martin
I am sorry that you feel this way and I can understand your point of view totally. Just a TV series are filmed from country to country I have used Gary’s idea for Wine Vault TV and he is even going to appear in April. How about coming on the show and tasting wine that you feel represents NZ.
I would like to feel that I am independent, and like I say “it’s only my palate”. There are plenty of other Sauvignon Blancs out there that I feel are much better than Monkey Bay and I feel I do them justice in saying so.
Once again, I am sorry you don’t like what I am doing. Yours sincerely
Jayson