Originally Posted by
trytryagain
Syd duty free is a Macquarie Bank benefit -avoid at all costs. Duty free in AKL has a reasonable selection at much better prices than SYD. If you are having Thanksgiving in NZ treat yourself to a selection of fine NZ wines. Try both pinot noir e.g Ata Rangi and sauvignon blanc e.g. Cloudy Bay. Both varieties are world class.
Never fear, we'll be scouting for wine in NZ. And we'll be bringing back plenty (in cargo, not 3 oz. bottles
). But I'm anxious to try one of these big Torbeck cabs and figured SYD would be a decent place to pick one up. I can get them at my neighborhood grocery, but I would rather not have to take it with me when I can buy at the source, so to speak, and avoid duty.