The Winery Foothills of Gisborne of North Island

Winery Foothills
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 118 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Gisborne in the region of North Island

The Winery Foothills is one of the best wineries to follow in Gisborne.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Gisborne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Foothills wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Foothills

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Foothills

How Winery Foothills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of fideuà (paella with pasta and fish), light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or goat's cheese mousse verrine.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Gisborne

The wine region of Gisborne is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoptima or the Domaine Millton produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gisborne are Chardonnay, Pinot gris and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gisborne often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oak or non oak.

In the mouth of Gisborne is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 89 estates and châteaux in the of Gisborne, producing 232 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gisborne go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Foothills

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

Discover the grape variety: Béquignol

Béquignol noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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-sized bunches and small grapes. The Béquignol noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.