Winery Butterfish BayViognier
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The Viognier of the Winery Butterfish Bay is in the top 0 of wines of Northland.
Details and technical informations about Winery Butterfish Bay's Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Pavana
A very old grape variety grown mainly in Italy. Nowadays, it can be found much more in the Trentino region and in the province of Bellino, ... in France it is almost unknown. Note that it is related to Schiava Lombardo and Turca.
Informations about the Winery Butterfish Bay
The Winery Butterfish Bay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Northland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Northland
The wine region of Northland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Landing or the Domaine Karikari produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Northland are Chardonnay, Pinot gris and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Northland often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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.
The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
