Wine: The path to Pinot Noir-vana (NZ)

One of my biggest fears when I first started judging at wine shows was that I’d have to sit next to a famous wine person and be expected to converse in a clever and intellectual manner.
So when Larry McKenna himself sidled up as I stood at the bain marie attempting to grab a greasy lamb shank for lunch, I clammed up completely, writes Yvonne Lorkin in the Star Canterbury.