The Winery Cross River of South Island

Winery Cross River - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2173 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Cross River is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cross River wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Cross River

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cross River

How Winery Cross River wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, roast veal grand-mère madou or aiguillette of duck with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cross River

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cross River. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cross River

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

Two Paddocks, owned by actor Sam Neill, had thought the Last Chance vineyard was the world's most southerly (at 45°15'). But several major Patagonian projects are underway at around 45 to 46°, and Argentina can currently claim the honor for Alejandro Bulgheroni's new vineyard at Sarmiento (45°60'). The viticultural zone covers the mountainous area around the tourist resort town of Queenstown on the eastern side of the Southern Alps. The exact boundaries and sub-regional divisions are not official, but a geographic indication is in the pipeline.

Wineries are scattered around several distinct sub-regions: Gibbston, Alexandra, Wanaka and the Cromwell Basin, itself home to Bendigo, Bannockburn and Lowburn. Lakes Dunstan, Wakatipu and Wanaka all contribute to the terroir as well, along with the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers. Gold brought the first settlers to the region in the 1860s, and most of the towns in this Part of Otago have a Rich gold-mining history. The first vines were planted during this time by a French migrant but, unlike in the Sierra Foothills region of California where the European settlers provided a steady demand for wines, the tough, transient Otago miners had no interest in drinking wine, preferring beer and spirits.

The top white wines of Winery Cross River

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cross River

How Winery Cross River wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of rice with shrimps and onions, spinach and goat cheese quiche or pizza with ham, goat cheese and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cross River

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cross River. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cross River

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cross River

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

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 Cross River and wines from the region

Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

Prices in the fine wine market have been increasing across all major regions in 2021, according to a new report by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its Liv-ex 1000 index, tracking some of the world’s most sought-after wines, rose by 2.4% in November to reach a new all-time high. The index, seen as an important bellwether for secondary market trading, has been rising consistently for about 18 months. ‘All previous records set in 2020 have been broken and surpassed in 2021, markin ...

First single-vineyard Rioja sparkling wine released

It had been possible to produce sparkling wines in Rioja, certified as DO Cava, since the creation of Spain’s main sparkling wine entity. But this fact was often unknown to consumers given that 95% of Cava is produced in the Catalunya region. The area for production of Cava in Rioja is however limited to only 18 of the nearly 150 municipalities within the entire DO zone. In a bid to better show point of origin, the new subzone labelling of Cava that was approved in 2021 now refers to the p ...

Drought emergency declared in northern Italy

Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...

The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.