The Winery Lion Bay of Gisborne of North Island

Winery Lion Bay - Gisborne Reserve Pinot Noir
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 102 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Gisborne in the region of North Island

The Winery Lion Bay is one of the best wineries to follow in Gisborne.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Gisborne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lion Bay wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Lion Bay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lion Bay

How Winery Lion Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, paupiettes of veal or wild boar leg of 7 hours.

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top white wines of Winery Lion Bay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lion Bay

How Winery Lion Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of mouclade, magic cake cheese quiche or zucchini and goat cheese fondue.

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

  • 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 Lion Bay

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 Lion Bay.

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 Lion Bay and wines from the region

Napa Valley Grapegrowers to receive climate change funding

While vineyards are managed one vintage at a time, farming practices take a longer view. A survey of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers members found that, on average, about 90% wanted more education and resources for water conservation, climate resilience and climate-smart farming opportunities. This grant will go a long way to help provide those resources. ‘Farmers are by nature risk averse,’ said Molly Williams of Napa Valley Grapegrowers. ‘Climate change poses considerable risks. We aren’t plantin ...

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 ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)

A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.