Top 100 wines of Alexandra
Discover the top 100 best wines of Alexandra of Central Otago as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Alexandra and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Alexandra
The wine region of Alexandra is located in the region of Central Otago of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Two Paddocks produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alexandra are Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alexandra often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Alexandra is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Alexandra, producing 1 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexandra go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
News from the vineyard of Alexandra
Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’
Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...
Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 open for entries
The Decanter World Wine Awards is the world’s largest and most influential wine competition, and is arguably the most comprehensive and authoritative source of recommendations for wine lovers worldwide. It is the trusted relationship that Decanter – the world’s leading wine media brand – has with an international audience of both consumers and trade that sets DWWA apart from other competitions, alongside world-class judging panels and a rigorous judging process. Wines are judge ...
DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines
In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...