A $12 million study by a team of wine scientists found that New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s defining flavors were a combination of sweet, sweaty passionfruit, asparagus, and cat’s pee. The unique character of NZ SB has captured the world’s interest. But I want to know — how does anyone know what cat pee tastes like? If they said it smells like cat pee, I could understand that.
Nan Jennings, Flight’s sommelier, says she has often heard the descriptor used in wine classes, but not so much in wine reviews.
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1 thrifstorejunky // Jun 1, 2009 at 2:24 am
Did you know that in Portuguese, passion fruit is ‘maracujá,’ and in Brazil they make maracujá caipirinhas, and just about everything else with passion fruit. The fruit is yellow, a little bigger than a tennis ball, and it’s not ripe until the outside looks like its rotting. When you cut into it, it has crunchy seeds floating in tangy, sour jelly, and you have to just suck it out. It’s delicious, though.
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