The Winery Big Sky of Martinborough of North Island

Winery Big Sky - Chardonnay
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 47 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Winery Big Sky is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Big Sky wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Big Sky

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Big Sky

How Winery Big Sky wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of broccoli gratin, skate wing with caper butter or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Big Sky

On the nose the white wine of Winery Big Sky. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Big Sky. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Big Sky

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Martinborough

The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.

In the mouth of Martinborough is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 82 estates and châteaux in the of Martinborough, producing 331 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Big Sky

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Big Sky

How Winery Big Sky wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, potjevlesch (northern france) or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Big Sky

On the nose the red wine of Winery Big Sky. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Big Sky. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Big Sky

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Big Sky

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Big Sky

How Winery Big Sky wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers, gratin of coquillettes with ham or leg of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Big Sky

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Big Sky. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Big Sky.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Classified growth

Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Big Sky

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

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.

News about Winery Big Sky and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Classified growth

Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)

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