The Winery Ake Ake of North Island

Winery Ake Ake
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1403 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in North Island

The Winery Ake Ake is one of the best wineries to follow in North Island.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ake Ake wines

Looking for the best Winery Ake Ake wines in North Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Ake Ake wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Ake Ake wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Ake Ake

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ake Ake

How Winery Ake Ake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or beef such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, grilled pork ribs with barbecue sauce or braised beef with guinness.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ake Ake

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ake Ake. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ake Ake. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ake Ake

  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Ake Ake.

  • Chambourcin
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinotage
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

Although Northland's contribution to the New Zealand wine industry is minuscule (in 2013, the region crushed 130 metric tonnes of grapes, compared to Marlborough's 250,000), it is important historically. The first vines were planted in the Bay of Islands in 1819, a Full 30 years before missionaries began planting in the Hawkes Bay. The founding father of viticulture in the Antipodes, James Busby, had a Vineyard at his house at Waitangi before going on to establish the Hunter Valley wine region in Australia. This Waitangi property is also where New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was signed in 1840.

In the late 1800s, kauri-gum diggers from Croatia began to move into the area in search of fortune, bringing winemaking traditions from their homeland. While viticulture in the region has never been viable on a large scale, Northland's boutique wine industry is growing fast, with the Northland Wine Growers Association (formed in 2007) boasting a membership of more than 50. Northland's sub-tropical Climate is unique in New Zealand. Warm, humid summers and rainy winters are challenging for growers, who must employ careful vineyard techniques to avoid mildew and rot.

The top white wines of Winery Ake Ake

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ake Ake

How Winery Ake Ake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ake Ake

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ake Ake. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Ake Ake. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Ake Ake.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Flora
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Pinot Gris
  • Albariño

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ake Ake

Planning a wine route in the of North Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Ake Ake.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Ake Ake and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

What are the "Climats de Bourgogne" ?

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The word of the wine: Organoleptic

Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.