7 February 2007, Otago Daily Times

By Charmian Smith

Two Paddocks Picnic Pinot Noir

I always enjoy this simple, easy drinking wine from Sam Neill's vineyards. Compared with the more complex, minerally elegance of The Last Chance Pinot Noir (3 1/2 stars), the Picnic is a lively wine that dances on the tounge and has an intriguing spicy, slightly gamy character with an underlying edginess.

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