A Not Serious Spotlight on Central Otago Pinot Noir

READ TIME: Two generous pours and cheese board (20-25 minutes) THE CENTRAL DOZEN ‘23 When Carolyn Murray from Central Otago Winegrowers Association (COWA) asked if I wanted to receive a box of 12 Pinot Noir wines to taste, it was pretty easy to accept. No sooner had the ‘woosh’ of the departing ‘yes please’ email left my eardrums, I was overcome by two emotions: imposter syndrome and the guilt of potential waste. SERIOUSLY, YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT NOW? Who am I to validate the efforts of some of our nation’s top producers? After a little meditation on the purpose of Not Serious Wine Chats I decided, actually — this is exactly what Not Serious Wine Chats is all about. I’m a wine drinker, making me as qualified as the next guy to slug a goodly sip and think about how a wine makes me feel. Also COWA had already enlisted the very qualified taste buds connected to the expert cerebral cortex of Emma Jenkins, Master of Wine, to select the Central Dozen, so really — the pressure was off. Twelve

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