New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc gets royal approval

Two New Zealand white wines have been deemed fit for the Queen of England as the Royal Household Wine Committee selected them as a new addition to the Royal Cellars. At a recent blind wine-tasting the Royal Household Wine Committee picked out two...

Two New Zealand white wines have been deemed fit for the Queen of England as the Royal Household Wine Committee selected them as a new addition to the Royal Cellars.

At a recent blind wine-tasting the Royal Household Wine Committee picked out two Sauvignon Blancs and immediately ordered 840 bottles. The two wines chosen for inclusion in Her Majesty’s 5,000-bottle wine cellar are 2010 Villa Maria Estate’s Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc and 2010 Palliser Estate Wine’s Pencarrow Sauvignon Blanc.

Jancis Robinson MW who is a member of the Royal Household Wine Committee said the wines would be served at more than 300 events held each year at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

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