Explore the innovative world of wine, focusing on Dave Phinney’s Locations NZ Sauvignon Blanc. This episode delves into winemaking without borders, affordability, and the unique flavor profile that makes this wine a must-try.
• Introduction to the podcast and the featured wine
• Background story of winemaker Dave Phinney
• Discussion on the unique winemaking approach
• Detailed tasting notes and flavor analysis
• Emphasis on the value offering of Locations NZ
• Comparison with other mainstream Sauvignon Blancs
• Insights about non-vintage wine concepts
• Exploration of the narrative around innovative winemaking
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Speaker 1
0:02
Hey
,
domain
Dave
CheapWineFindercom
with
another
wine
review
or
podcast
for
a
wine
review
.
We
write
up
three
wine
reviews
of
value-priced
wines
a
week
on
the
CheapWineFindercom
website
.
Been
doing
it
for
pretty
much
forever
and
then
we
talk
about
it
when
we
plug
in
our
microphone
and
do
the
podcast
.
And
today
I've
got
kind
of
a
cool
one
from
a
really
,
if
anybody's
a
rock
star
winemaker
,
this
guy
is
a
rock
star
winemaker
.
And
this
is
the
Locations
NZ
Sauvignon
Blanc
,
release
number
12
.
Locations
NZ
NZ
is
the
.
You
know
,
if
you
get
one
of
those
little
stickers
in
the
back
of
your
car
,
that's
new
zealand
and
he
does
these
.
Uh
,
france
,
spain
,
italy
,
where
he
makes
wines
,
uh
,
from
these
regions
,
but
in
his
own
style
,
not
by
the
rules
and
regulations
of
where
they're
at
.
And
so
who
is
dave
finney
?
Speaker 1
1:03
Dave
finney
was
the
man
behind
the
Prisoner
wines
the
Prisoner
still
around
,
still
good
.
But
when
Dave
Finney
was
around
,
when
it
started
out
,
these
wines
were
like
$50
and
up
and
they
would
fly
off
the
shelves
.
They
were
this
really
ripe
,
juicy
,
flavorful
wines
.
They
sold
like
crazy
.
Normally
you
get
these
.
You
know
these
hot
wines
are
under
20
,
but
this
was
an
expensive
wine
and
he
sold
the
company
for
a
couple
hundred
million
dollars
and
he
started
in
Orange
Swift
and
you
might
see
Orange
Swift
they're
another
really
hot
wine
that
really
really
kind
of
cool
labels
.
There's
a
kiosk
of
Orange
Swift
wines
in
the
wine
aisle
of
my
local
Target
.
So
that
tells
you
a
little
bit
about
Dave
Finney
.
Not
only
are
these
expensive
wines
because
I
think
the
Oran
Swift
are
anywhere
from
like
35
to
70
.
You
know
you
don't
get
too
many
wine
connoisseurs
,
or
at
least
in
percentage-wise
shop
in
Target
target
,
but
these
are
really
good
wines
and
enough
to
be
in
a
aisle
kiosk
.
And
he
sold
that
to
,
uh
,
ian
j
gallo
,
the
largest
family-owned
winery
,
and
he's
still
the
winemaker
there
and
he's
still
working
with
ian
j
gallo
.
I
mean
,
he's
they
just
doing
fancy
wines
.
Speaker 1
2:22
I'm
gonna
take
a
sip
of
this
sabian
blanc
from
new
zealand
and
we'll
get
onto
this
one
.
Yeah
,
so
this
is
the
um
,
the
new
zealand
sabian
block
,
and
um
,
most
of
the
grapes
came
from
the
waru
valley
,
which
I
I
think
is
pronounced
Don't
ask
me
,
I
don't
speak
New
Zealand
,
that's
a
joke
and
from
the
upper
and
the
lower
valley
.
So
you're
getting
some
higher
altitude
and
some
lower
,
which
gives
a
nice
variety
,
because
where
grapes
are
grown
changes
things
and
it's
a
non-vintage
wine
.
This
is
the
12th
release
,
which
I'm
not
sure
what
that's
all
about
.
And
they
say
they
usually
New
Zealand
Sauvignon
Blanc
,
or
any
Sauvignon
Blanc
,
is
really
almost
farm-to-market
type
of
thing
.
Speaker 1
3:19
You
pick
the
grapes
,
you
have
your
own
special
ways
of
fermenting
them
,
but
when
you're
fermenting
them
you
do
it
in
stainless
steel
.
Except
for
Bordeaux
,
where
they
can
get
fancy
,
that's
Bordeaux
Blanc
,
but
you
do
it
quick
and
you
don't
do
a
lot
of
aging
and
off
it
goes
.
But
here
he's
done
some
things
where
he's
balanced
it
and
he's
made
everything
really
juicy
and
delicious
and
flavorful
.
And
he
says
it's
minimal
aging
.
But
if
you
have
wines
from
different
vintages
,
they
got
to
be
different
ages
,
so
they
got
to
be
aged
.
So
I'm
not
sure
what's
going
on
there
,
but
it's
just
got
flavor
.
Speaker 1
3:54
And
actually
I
just
took
a
sip
and
I'm
getting
tangerine
,
which
I
wasn't
getting
before
cuz
I
was
getting
an
apple
and
coconut
milk
and
what
else
here
?
Melon
,
peach
and
pear
,
a
little
bit
of
spiciness
to
it
,
nectarine
,
tropical
fruit
yeah
,
it's
good
,
it's
really
good
.
It
tastes
great
.
The
acidity
is
seamless
.
It's
good
,
it's
really
good
,
it
tastes
great
.
The
acidity
is
seamless
,
it's
in
there
,
it's
not
too
much
,
it's
not
too
little
.
It's
right
where
it's
supposed
to
be
,
which
is
why
Dave
Finney
is
a
rock
star
winemaker
.
I
mean
it's
just
like
.
Speaker 1
4:35
This
is
a
really
nice
effort
.
This
is
above
and
beyond
.
And
considering
that
most
of
his
wines
are
in
the
$50
range
you
know
,
$45
to
$70
,
maybe
higher
this
at
$17
,
just
because
it's
a
Sauvignon
Blanc
.
This
is
the
same
guy
and
the
vineyards
he's
picking
are
top
notch
,
so
you're
getting
a
bargain
by
getting
this
guy
to
make
you
wine
.
It's
just
a
Sauvignon
Blanc
,
a
crowd
pleaser
from
New
England
,
new
Zealand
,
not
New
England
.
Their
wines
are
so-so
,
but
yeah
,
I
mean
this
is
.
You
know
,
$17
is
a
lot
.
I
can
get
it
cheaper
,
yeah
,
you
can
,
but
you
can't
get
Dave
Finney
making
it
for
you
.
And
this
is
E&J
.
Gallo
has
a
couple
,
has
two
or
three
of
their
own
Sauvignon
Blancs
.
All
of
them
are
pretty
good
.
I
think
Starborough
and
Winter
Haven
are
all
gallows
,
but
this
one's
above
and
beyond
.
Speaker 1
5:31
This
is
really
good
.
I
mean
just
the
balance
,
just
how
everything
sets
into
place
,
how
the
acidity
kicks
right
in
.
Let's
take
another
sip
.
We'll
take
another
sip
.
Yeah
,
I
mean
this
is
a
delicious
wine
.
I
mean
,
if
you
want
to
have
people
over
and
you
want
them
to
.
You
know
,
if
you
want
to
show
off
a
wine
,
this
is
the
cheapest
you
can
get
to
do
that
.
I
mean
,
$17
is
like
this
is
you
got
a
wine
snap
,
they're
going
to
be
going
,
oh
,
this
is
good
.
And
if
you
got
someone
who
doesn't
know
a
thing
about
wine
,
they're
going
to
think
,
oh
wow
,
wine's
way
better
than
I
thought
it
was
.
So
this
is
a
good
wine
.
Speaker 1
6:16
This
is
the
Locations
NZ
Sauvignon
Blanc
,
release
number
12
.
I
don't
know
how
many
times
they
release
it
and
I
don't
know
why
it's
not
a
vintage
wine
.
But
that's
fine
with
me
.
As
long
as
a
winemaker
makes
those
good
decisions
,
I
don't
have
a
say
in
the
matter
,
and
so
I'm
going
to
actually
try
out
some
of
his
other
ones
.
He
doesn't
follow
the
rules
.
Speaker 1
6:37
I
think
the
French
one
I
haven't
had
it
in
a
while
he
had
different
areas
.
It
was
like
some
bordeaux
,
some
languedoc
,
some
,
you
know
,
some
roussillon
,
you
know
,
all
in
the
same
thing
,
which
french
winemakers
in
the
past
would
never
do
.
They're
starting
to
doing
that
now
.
He
kind
of
opened
things
up
,
and
the
italian
one
would
be
different
areas
and
a
guy
doing
it
his
own
way
and
doing
a
good
job
doing
his
own
way
.
So
there
you
go
.
Um
locations
,
new
zealand
and
z
savion
blanc
.
The
uh
,
the
label
looks
like
those
stickers
you
put
in
the
back
of
your
car
.
Uh
,
you
know
your
fr
for
france
and
all
that
type
of
thing
.
It's
fun
,
it
drinks
great
,
it's
easy
to
drink
and
it's
a
really
good
wine
.
So
,
and
it
doesn't
cost
much
.
It's's
actually
a
bargain
,
all
things
considered
.
Who
you
got
making
the
wine
?
Because
the
winemaker
is
a
big
deal
.
So
there
you
go
.
Keep
it
cheap
.
Adios
Domain
Dave
Cheap
wine
Better
likecom
Like
us
,
we
like
your
podcast
.
Keep
it
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.
Stay
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.
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