Top 100 wines of Auckland
Discover the top 100 best wines of Auckland of Auckland as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Auckland and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Auckland
The wine region of Auckland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Puriri Hills or the Domaine Puriri Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auckland are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of apples, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or baking spice.
In the mouth of Auckland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 33 estates and châteaux in the of Auckland, producing 69 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Auckland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Discover the grape variety: Sémillon
Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Auckland
wines from the region of Auckland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef mironton, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Auckland
On the nose in the region of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, gooseberry or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of leather, plum or forest floor. In the mouth in the region of Auckland is a powerful with a nice freshness.
News from the vineyard of Auckland
Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago
The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...
A silent story
Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...
Sebastian Payne MW retires from The Wine Society
Having joined The Wine Society’s team in 1973 as promotions manager, Payne became the head buyer in 1985. He stepped down from this position in 2012, when Tim Sykes took over, but has remained on the buying team ever since. As part of his responsibilities, Payne has bought in every region throughout the years but, in recent years, focused mainly on Italy and Bordeaux. He was also instrumental in introducing wines from Eastern Europe and Greece to the portfolio. The Wine Society described Payne’s ...