Discover the best wines of South Island as well as the best winemakers of South Island and estates of South Island to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of South Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Looking for a good wine of South Island among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of South 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 South Island with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of South Island cheap or sell a red wine of South Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Red wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, osso bucco or duck breast with red fruits.
On the nose the red wine of the region of South Island. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of the region of South Island. is a with a nice freshness.
A wine route planned in the region of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of South Island.
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
Aromatic, chiselled style.
Want to buy a white wine of South Island cheap or sell a white wine of South Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
White wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scallops or scallops express with cognac, goat cheese and bacon quiche or goat's cheese tartine au gratin.
On the nose the white wine of the region of South Island. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of the region of South Island. is a with a nice freshness.
A wine route planned in the region of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of South Island.
Vinified almost exclusively as a base for Champagne AOC, where it brings freshness, fruitiness and immediate roundness to blends (apple, pear, red fruit, brioche notes); it is the most approachable young of the three Champagne varieties. Represents about one third of plantings, the absolute signature of the Vallée de la Marne. Also vinified as single varietal by some growers (blanc-de-noirs meunier champagnes). A cottony-leaved mutation of Pinot Noir, autochthonous to Champagne.
Want to buy a sparkling wine of South Island cheap or sell a sparkling wine of South Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Sparkling wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, chicken skewers with curry and lemon or baked fish moroccan style.
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of South Island. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.
A wine route planned in the region of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of South Island.
Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.
Want to buy a pink wine of South Island cheap or sell a pink wine of South Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Pink wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal orloff with mushrooms, pasta "carbonara" à la française or venison leg in casserole.
On the nose the pink wine of the region of South Island. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples.
A wine route planned in the region of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of South Island.
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
Want to buy a sweet wine of South Island cheap or sell a sweet wine of South Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Sweet wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of roast pork with milk, colombian lentils or sturgeon with chanterelles.
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of South Island. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or apricot. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of South Island. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
A wine route planned in the region of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of South Island.
A wooden barrel made of oak that varies in size depending on the region and is used to age wines. Some white wines are vinified and aged in barrels.
Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of South Island cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of South Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Natural sweet wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sardines moroccan style, blanquette of monkfish and scallops or fresh jura salad.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of South Island. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
A wine route planned in the region of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of South Island.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
