The Winery Kai Wai Bay of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Kai Wai Bay - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

The Winery Kai Wai Bay is one of the best wineries to follow in Wairarapa.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Wairarapa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kai Wai Bay wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kai Wai Bay

How Winery Kai Wai Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), veal liver in vinegar or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kai Wai Bay. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Wairarapa

The wine region of Wairarapa is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Whistling Track or the Domaine Schubert produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wairarapa are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wairarapa often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, lemon or straw and sometimes also flavors of honey, stone fruit or stone.

In the mouth of Wairarapa is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 47 estates and châteaux in the of Wairarapa, producing 115 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wairarapa go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

The top white wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kai Wai Bay

How Winery Kai Wai Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of mussels with curry, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or potato and goat cheese gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kai Wai Bay. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Kai Wai Bay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Kai Wai Bay.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kai Wai Bay

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

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.

News about Winery Kai Wai Bay and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: N-M

Negociant-manipulant. Company that buys grapes, sometimes in addition to its own vineyard, elaborates and markets its champagne. Most of the big brands like Moët or Taittinger are N-M.