The best wines of Waiheke Island

Discover the best wines of Waiheke Island of North Island as well as the best winemakers of Waiheke Island and estates of Waiheke Island to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Waiheke Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Waiheke Island by region

Looking for a good wine of Waiheke Island of North Island among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Waiheke Island. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Waiheke Island with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Waiheke Island

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Waiheke Island

Red wines from the region of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef fashion, spaghetti carbonara or alsatian fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Waiheke Island

On the nose the red wine of the region of Waiheke Island. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mocha or floral and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or coffee. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Waiheke Island. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Waiheke Island

  • 2007With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.22/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Waiheke Island

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Waiheke Island

A wine route planned in the region of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Waiheke Island.

Discovering the wine region of Waiheke Island

The wine region of Waiheke Island is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards or the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waiheke Island are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waiheke Island often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, cigar box or savory and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or coffee.

In the mouth of Waiheke Island is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 35 estates and châteaux in the of Waiheke Island, producing 191 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Great white wines of Waiheke Island

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Waiheke Island

White wines from the region of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, red tuna steak provençal style or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Waiheke Island

On the nose the white wine of the region of Waiheke Island. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Waiheke Island. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Waiheke Island

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Waiheke Island

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Waiheke Island

A wine route planned in the region of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Waiheke Island.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sparkling wines of Waiheke Island

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Waiheke Island

Sparkling wines from the region of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of fricadella, fresh salmon risotto or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Waiheke Island

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Waiheke Island. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Waiheke Island

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Waiheke Island

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Waiheke Island

A wine route planned in the region of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Waiheke Island.

The word of the wine: Grape varieties

All the grape varieties that make up a vineyard, an appellation, a wine region.

Great pink wines of Waiheke Island

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Waiheke Island

Pink wines from the region of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, irish stew or rabbit with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Waiheke Island

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Waiheke Island. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of spices, tropical fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Waiheke Island

  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Waiheke Island

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Waiheke Island

A wine route planned in the region of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Waiheke Island.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Great sweet wines of Waiheke Island

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Waiheke Island

Sweet wines from the region of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or shrimp curry (reunionese recipe).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Waiheke Island

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Waiheke Island. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, dried fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Waiheke Island

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Waiheke Island

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Runoff

Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.

Great natural sweet wines of Waiheke Island

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Waiheke Island

Natural sweet wines from the region of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Waiheke Island

A wine route planned in the region of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Waiheke Island.

    Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

    Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

    News from the vineyard of Waiheke Island

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