The best wines of Awatere Valley

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

Top wines of Awatere Valley by region

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

Great red wines of Awatere Valley

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Want to buy a red wine of Awatere Valley cheap or sell a red wine of Awatere Valley 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.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Awatere Valley

Red wines from the region of Awatere Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, veal colombo or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Awatere Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Awatere Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, strawberries or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Awatere Valley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Awatere Valley

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Awatere Valley

  • Pinot Noir
  • Lagrein

Discovering the wine region of Awatere Valley

The wine region of Awatere Valley is located in the region of Marlborough of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine McNaught & Walker or the Domaine Yealands produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Awatere Valley are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Awatere Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earthy or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Awatere Valley is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 21 estates and châteaux in the of Awatere Valley, producing 51 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Awatere Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

Great white wines of Awatere Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Awatere Valley

White wines from the region of Awatere Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of rougaille tomatoes (madagascar), vegan leek and tofu quiche or smoked salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Awatere Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Awatere Valley. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Awatere Valley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Awatere Valley

  • 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.89/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Awatere Valley

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Albariño
  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Great pink wines of Awatere Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Awatere Valley

Pink wines from the region of Awatere Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of grenadins of veal with ceps, tartiflette or stuffed rabbit in the oven.

The best vintages in pink wine of Awatere Valley

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Awatere Valley

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Great sweet wines of Awatere Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Awatere Valley

Sweet wines from the region of Awatere Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of north welsch, half-cooked bluefin tuna or rib steak, tomato sauce, peppers..

The best vintages in sweet wine of Awatere Valley

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Awatere Valley

  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Pommadé

Said of a wine that is unbalanced, pasty, syrupy, and whose excessive sugar content gives an impression of heaviness.