The Winery Dusky Sounds of South Island

Winery Dusky Sounds - Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 136 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Dusky Sounds is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dusky Sounds wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Dusky Sounds

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dusky Sounds

How Winery Dusky Sounds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of knife feet, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or fresh goat cheese, zucchini and thyme tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Dusky Sounds

On the nose the white wine of Winery Dusky Sounds. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or fresh cut grass and sometimes also flavors of guava, elderflower or mango. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Dusky Sounds. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dusky Sounds

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

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 red wines of Winery Dusky Sounds

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Dusky Sounds

How Winery Dusky Sounds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, braised lamb with peppers or sauté of veal with chorizo.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Dusky Sounds

  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dusky Sounds

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 Dusky Sounds.

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.

News about Winery Dusky Sounds and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.