Wine Blog Wednesday is a collection of bloggers that write about a theme. This installment theme is Kiwi Reds, and is hosted by The Corkdork. I was so excited to be a part of this that i forgot it was reds and opened a bottle of.. well… keep reading.

I was doing some work with the good people at Allied Domecq USA, now Beam Wine Estates and was introduced to the under $10 category white named Zed. I was there doing some work for Jakesfault, a new entry into the California Shiraz market. Anna and Tom from Armstrong Associates were working on the creative for Jakes, and they had recently finished the branding and package design for Zed. Very contemporary label, working off the New Zealand pronunciation of ‘Z’. The label gave it a strong, bold and aggressive shelf presence made easily recognizable by the knocked out ZED.

Zed is far and away my favorite under $10 Sauvignon Blanc. It is a crisp, almost tart blend of apples, lime, gooseberry and a little grapefruit. Exceptional balance finishing the way it started, with a bang! Adventurous would be a good word to describe Zed to your friends. Like most Sauvignon Blanc, this will go great with grilled shrimp, artichokes, maybe even a spicy tuna roll.

Zed comes with my favorite screw cap closure.