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"We Need Your Help" 
Wine Sale
20% OFF

3 OR MORE BOTTLES OF WINE, MIX OR MATCH
750ml ONLY!

Merchant's Fine Wine is asking you, our loyal customers, to help us gather information by filling out the linked survey and to thank you for your help we are offering 20% OFF 3 or more bottles of wine, mix or match, for the entire month of June!   The sale is on 750 ml bottles only, see further sale details below. You are getting the inside scoop, only our loyalty customers are receiving this advance notice! Please click on the following link to take our quick survey:

**The survey will be kept completely confidential and compiled by a third party who reports collective results only. 

www.surveymonkey.com

  Remember...

STARTING MAY 28, 2004, 20% OFF 3 or more bottles of wine, mix or match 750ml size ONLY; sale ends June 30, 2004. No further discounts apply. NO discounts apply to any other sizes of wine.  Valid on in-stock inventory only.  Some restrictions may apply.

 
Thank you for your help!  Enjoy the sale.


Featured Winery for the Month of June

Summer is finally here and nothing screams “summer” like sauvignon blanc. New Zealand sauvignon blanc is especially refreshing in the hot days of the season. Nobilo wines are the perfect representation of New Zealand wine. Make sure to take advantage of our June sale for an even better deal!!!

Steeped in history, Nobilo wines are proudly acclaimed as some of New Zealand 's most respected pioneering wine brands. A Croat immigrant, Nikola Nobilo, whose family history and wine making background stretches back over 300 years in Europe , led the way. The history of the company in New Zealand goes back to the early 1940's when this Croatian family, landed in New Zealand . They settled in Huapai, West Auckland , situated in the North Island of New Zealand, and started planting vines in 1943. The Nobilo family effectively persuaded and guided the New Zealand wine industry away from hybrid grape varieties and fortified wines, to a higher level of quality wine, now recognized and appraised by all markets


2003 House of Nobilo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc -
$9.99
New Zealand at its best, showing tropical fruit, citrus and ripe peach associated with classic Marlborough sauvignon blanc. Lively melange of gooseberry and passion fruit on the nose, generously backed up with zesty, crisp lemon, passion fruit and peaches on the palate. Regular gold medal winner each vintage, in New Zealand , showing consistency of style and quality. A cocktail of elegant ripe fruit, finishing crisp and dry.

  • Lively passion fruit, citrus and peach on palate
  • A balanced package showing complex tropical fruit flavors
  • Classic Marlborough sauvignon blanc at its best


2003 House of Nobilo Icon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc -
$18.99
The Icon philosophy is to employ the best fruit, from the best vineyard sites each vintage. The wine style is a culmination of the past few years' research on specific viticulture techniques, special attention to vineyard sites and a wine making emphasis on fruit structure and balance. The wine has the expected traditional Marlborough sauvignon blanc bouquet of gooseberries, nettles and rich herbal characters complemented by an overlay of ripe tropical fruit. The palate is complex, strongly varietal with endless mouth feel finishing clean and balanced.

  • Brilliantly focused flavor
  • Classic, classy Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
  • Consistent International medal winner


2002 House of Nobilo Icon Marlborough Pinot Gris -
$17.99

The fruit is specifically selected from a small block planted in well-drained river silt of sandstone rock and light loams. The wine is rewarded with perfect balance in the fruit by receiving intensive canopy manipulation in the vineyards prior to harvest. Short contact with the skins after crushing, using a specific yeast culture has enhanced the palate weight and mouth feel. Made in Alsace style, the wine is rich and exotic with a clean sensual finish.

  • Concentrated fruit, sourced from small, low yielding block
  • Specific yeast culture used to enhance fruit weight and mouth feel
  • Made in Alsace style; rich and exotic with clean sensual finish

To learn more about Nobilo wines please visit www.nobilo.co.nz


House of Nobilo Regional Collection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with Prawn, Asparagus & Noodle Stir Fry

Sauce

1/4 cup fish or vegetable stock
2 tsp hoisin sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp House of Nobilo Regional Collection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Ingredients

700g cooked Tiger Prawns
100g cellophane noodles (or rice noodles)
2 tsp peanut oil
Few drops sesame oil (optional)
1 Tbsp ginger, fresh, chopped
1 spring onion, chopped
1 bunch asparagus, chopped
1/2 cup coriander leaves, lightly packed
Fresh mango and coriander to garnish

Method

Peel and de-vein prawns, leaving tail intact. Pour boiling water over noodles and soak for 10 mins, then drain.

Combine sauce ingredients. Heat oil in a wok or non-stick fry pan, add ginger and onion and stir fry 1-2 minutes. Add asparagus and stir fry 1 minute, then prawns and cook a further minute. Pour over sauce, add drained noodles and coriander, and stir quickly just to heat through. Garnish and serve with House of Nobilo Regional Collection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, for a perfectly matched meal.

This wine is a cocktail of elegant ripe fruit; bursting with zesty, crisp lemon, passion fruit and peaches on the palate, finishing crisp and dry. This food and wine match will create a taste sensation your guests are sure to love.



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