Wine with Leslie: cool drinks from cooler climes - and an €11 Spanish white
A selection of wines from cool climes at cool prices this week
As our weather warms and winemakers (and wine drinkers) fret about the future, cool-climate wine regions are getting more and more attention.
Cool-climate regions are typically found at altitude, in coastal regions and at higher latitudes. Germany, Austria, the Loire and Champagne would be the best known in Europe, while parts of Chile, California and Australia all qualify. Much of the South Island of New Zealand is cool climate including parts of Marlborough, Central Otago and the Canterbury Hills region. I confess I knew less about the Canterbury Hills region until a recent conversation with Steve Smith MW who makes wines in all these regions.
