The Winery Ascension of Matakana of North Island

Winery Ascension
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Matakana in the region of North Island

The Winery Ascension is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Matakana to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ascension wines

Looking for the best Winery Ascension wines in Matakana among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Ascension 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 Ascension wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Ascension

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ascension

How Winery Ascension wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, pasta gratin milanese style or moussaka with spices.

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

  • Flora
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Matakana

The wine region of Matakana is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Providence or the Domaine Heron's Flight produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Matakana are Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Matakana often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

In the mouth of Matakana is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Matakana, producing 33 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Matakana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Ascension

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ascension

How Winery Ascension wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of pan-fried black pudding with apples, duck breast with apples or shrimp risotto with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ascension

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ascension. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral.

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

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ascension

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Ascension and wines from the region

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

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The word of the wine: Alcohol content

The alcohol content of wine expressed as a percentage of the volume of alcohol contained in the wine.

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