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New Zealand Wine....the Wine of Tiki? |
Tiki Baron
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Joined: May 14, 2003
Posts: 62
From: Culver City CA
|  Posted: 2003-06-21 3:44 pm Permalink
So a good friend of mine "curious" about Tiki Culture (meaning by Christmas he'll be a mug collector) said that he is primarily a wine drinker...and is wine or any wines considered part of the culture? Seeing how Rum is *normally the main alcohol attached to most Tiki Drinks. I said that since New Zealand is considered home to some of the Pacific Rim Cultures and I presume has Tiki Statues on them...that New Zealand wine should count. Any input?
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Geeky Tiki
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Joined: Oct 15, 2002
Posts: 533
From: Las vegas
| Posted: 2003-06-22 08:52 am Permalink
Tell him if he drinks it out of a Moai Mug, then his wine is Tiki!
He could also mix his Mouton Rothschild 50/50 with Shasta Tiki Punch and that would be Tiki as well.
I may be mistaken, but Franzia is also Tiki in some parts of California.
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tikibars
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Joined: Apr 11, 2002
Posts: 2014
From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2003-06-24 10:55 am Permalink
When I was passing through Chile on the way home from Easter Island a few years ago, I found a nice Chilean wine called Miguel Torres Santa Digna. The label (of the 1998 vintage, at least) had a nice painting of some Moai on it. Certainly, if there is Tiki-approved wine to be had, this is it. I aimagine that a careful search of New Zealand will produce a winery with a similarly influenced lable...?
I'd post a pic of the Torres, but there's no time today - I am on my way out the door for my drive to the Hukilau! See you all there!
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martiki
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Joined: Mar 29, 2002
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From: http://www.smugglerscovesf.com
| Posted: 2003-06-24 11:02 am Permalink
THIS is tiki wine:
http://www.mauiwine.com/whites.html
Hawaiian Pineapple wine! What's that sound? Is that Weird Uncle I hear screaming in horror in the distance? I bought a bottle of the pinapple wine flavored with Passion Fruit at Cost Plus some time ago. Drinking it plain will give you a cavity, but I made a great drink with it. Can't remember wat it was, but I think it was some of this with a splash of lime, light rum, and Cointreau, shaken and strained. It was tasty! Martiki sez check it out.
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stentiki
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 891
From: Huntington Beach
| Posted: 2003-06-24 10:37 pm Permalink
Tiki Baron,
Interesting question. Surely, New Zealand is one of the great Tiki Meccas. I had the good fortune of visiting a winery while I was there and I was quite impressed. The tiki spirit was with me as I sipped those fabulous young wines! We were on the North Island and it reminded me very much of the vineyards in Napa and the metro area of Auckland is very similar to Seattle.
I guess if there is a label that has a Maori image on it, that would be considered tiki but to say that New Zealand wine should count because New Zealand has a tiki culture would be like saying that California wine should count for the same reason.
As far as Chile is concerned, they have Pisco which is produced from grapes and one of our favorites comes in a cool bottle shaped in the image of the Moai. I would definitely consider this Tiki and there are some great recipes in the Grog Log that call for it.
So long story short, I would consider New Zealand wine tiki if:
1. It comes in a Maori shaped bottle
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2. If it comes with a label with a tiki on it
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3. If there is drink in the Grog Log or elsewhere that calls for wine (I'm unaware of one but I'm sure someone here will know).
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4. If he can somehow obtain one of those cool Trader Vic's Morgan Stem wine glasses (the Tiki Holy Grail!) and drink his fine New Zealand wine from that (we should all be so lucky!).
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5. Just say f**k it, and pour his wine into his favorite tiki mug and call it a day!
Cheers!
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[ This Message was edited by: stentiki on 2003-06-24 22:39 ]
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vegasvic
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Joined: Feb 17, 2003
Posts: 188 | Posted: 2003-06-24 11:14 pm Permalink
I don't know about Tiki wine from NZ, but you gotta give props to Cloudy Bay....
Aloha,
Vic
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weirduncletiki
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Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 756
From: Grape Town, California
| Posted: 2003-06-25 12:33 am Permalink
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Not yet. I'll poo-poo no wine until I've quaffed a cup. (Make your own joke here!). Really, I'm less snobby about wines than I am about cocktails. Strange, but I guess that's why I remain...
Weird Uncle Tiki
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tikifish
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2720
From: Toronto,Canada
| Posted: 2003-06-25 05:04 am Permalink
If you drink it out of one of those Morgantown glass tiki goblets (I beleive they are described as 'The holy grail' in the BOT) ...then it would be OK!
Something tells me I'm not going to find them at the Sally Ann anytime soon...
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 406
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2003-06-25 8:38 pm Permalink
Here is a picture and article about the Pisco Bottle that Stentiki was talking about. I must find me one of those.
http://www.nightclub.com/magazine/February99/beverage.html
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 406
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2003-06-25 8:45 pm Permalink
And here is a place you can order it.
http://store.yahoo.com/randalls/rws17134.html
Not a bad price ($19.99), but the shipping for one bottle is $11. Hmpf.
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stentiki
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 891
From: Huntington Beach
| Posted: 2003-06-26 11:25 am Permalink
littlegiles,
go ahead and order it (c'mon, everybody's doin' it!). it will likely be the only bottle of pisco you will ever purchase. in my humble experience, a little pisco goes a long way...
p.s. the pisco sour is better with lime than it is with lemon.
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2003-06-28 02:18 am Permalink
I also recommend the 'ono maui wine from Tedeschi Winery. Not only is it from the islands, but any wine made from pineapples or passion fruit tastes like sunshine and is full of mana.
Definitely a tiki wine to be served while wearing a plumeria or hibiscus blossom.
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tikikiwi
Member
Joined: Feb 12, 2004
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2004-02-19 8:49 pm Permalink
This must be the ultimate tiki drink, surely....
http://www.ti-toki.com/
I remember my folks had a dusty bottle sitting in the back of the cocktail cabinet for years - can't say I recall the flavour, but I guess it's what you'd call an acquired taste...
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2004-02-19 9:07 pm Permalink
Without a doubt, a tiki elixir served in a most appropriate tiki carafe.
Outstanding post, Tikikiwi.
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2004-02-19 9:44 pm Permalink
I'm not too much of a wino but, we stumbled across some Judds Hill that was pretty Tiki to me! Solo a bottle of the Pinot and you'll feel like your in paradise!
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