The Winery Lighthouse of Waipara of South Island

Winery Lighthouse
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of South Island.
It is located in Waipara in the region of South Island
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The Winery Lighthouse is one of the best wineries to follow in Waipara.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lighthouse wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Lighthouse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lighthouse

How Winery Lighthouse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of creamy risotto with scallops, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or pasta with tomato and goat cheese.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Waipara

The wine region of Waipara is located in the region of Canterbury of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegasus Bay or the Domaine Pegasus Bay produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waipara are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waipara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pear or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.

In the mouth of Waipara is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 95 estates and châteaux in the of Waipara, producing 348 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Waipara go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Lighthouse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lighthouse

How Winery Lighthouse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots or stuffed rabbit in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lighthouse

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lighthouse. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lighthouse

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lighthouse

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

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 Lighthouse and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Péronne, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Trader-Handler

Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.

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