Top 100 pink wines of Waitaki
Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Waitaki of Waitaki as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Waitaki and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Waitaki
The wine region of Waitaki is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Valli or the Domaine Ostler produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waitaki are Pinot noir, Riesling and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waitaki often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, black fruit or red fruit.
In the mouth of Waitaki is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Waitaki, producing 33 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Waitaki go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
News from the vineyard of Waitaki
Sale of six-litre DRC wine ‘rescinded’ amid counterfeit concerns
Acker announced in September that it had sold a six-litre bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s (DRC) ‘Romanée-Conti’ 2002 at a Hong Kong auction for nearly HK$3.1m (US$398,400). However, it’s understood that the sale of the bottle was subsequently cancelled. Doubts about the wine’s authenticity have been raised by lawyer and wine fraud expert Don Cornwell on the Wine Beserkers website. He also expressed concerns about another wine, a six-litre bottle of DRC Romanée-Conti 2000, which was origi ...
Sotheby’s hits record wine and spirits auction sales in 2021
Sotheby’s said wine and spirits auction sales rose by around 44% to $132m (£99.6m) in 2021, boosted by record prices, fresh partnerships and a wave of new buyers. Its figures also offered more evidence of a strong fine wine market this year. Wine represented $111m of Sotheby’s 2021 auction sales, with famous Burgundy labels dominating a list of best-selling lots. Other highlights included a recent sale of Châteaux Rauzan-Ségla and Canon wines, sourced direct from the Chanel-owned estates in Bord ...
Port Ellen and Brora casks to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
Part of the auction house’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the sale runs until next Tuesday, 14 June, and also includes one-off collaborations with artist Ini Archibong and photographer Trey Ratcliff. The two refill American oak hogshead casks, supplied from Diageo’s Casks of Distinction VIP private cask purchase programme, both have pre-sale estimates of £700,000-1.2m. The Port Ellen cask was filled on 15 February 1979, has a current strength of 52.9% abv and is estimated to hold 102 bottles. T ...