The Winery Main Divide of Waipara of South Island

Winery Main Divide - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Donaldson Family Ltd..
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Waipara in the region of South Island

The Winery Main Divide is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Main Divide wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Main Divide

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Main Divide

How Winery Main Divide wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, cordon bleu with veal and cured ham or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Main Divide

On the nose the red wine of Winery Main Divide. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, kiwi or nutmeg and sometimes also flavors of caramel, toasty or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Main Divide. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Main Divide

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

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 white wines of Winery Main Divide

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Main Divide

How Winery Main Divide wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta carbonara, tahitian style raw fish or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Main Divide

On the nose the white wine of Winery Main Divide. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Main Divide. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Main Divide

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling
  • 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.

The top pink wines of Winery Main Divide

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Main Divide

How Winery Main Divide wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef coarse salt, couscous merguez or paupiettes of veal.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Main Divide.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Salmanazar

Bottle with a capacity of 9 litres.

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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 Main Divide.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery Main Divide and wines from the region

Bordeaux’s secondary market share plummets to all-time low

The region’s trade share slumped to an historic low of 37.7% in 2021 after failing to keep pace with the broader market. It was the first time Bordeaux’s market share had ever fallen below 40%. At the time of writing, it has slipped to 32%, according to Liv-ex. The company divides its main index into a series of sub-indices. Over the past year, the Bordeaux sub-index increased by a modest 11.5%, compared to 43.8% for Burgundy and 51.2% for Champagne. The main challenger to Bordeaux’s throne is B ...

Port and Sherry importers incensed by UK duty tax plans

Prices on Port and Sherry could increase by around 13% in the UK if the government presses ahead with its duty tax reform as planned, according to industry leaders. Producers and merchants have been left incensed by the plans, said the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) today (9 December), following a meeting with members connected to fortified wine. ‘If you like a glass of Port or Sherry at Christmas we suggest you make the most of it this year [because] it might be priced out of your C ...

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

The word of the wine: Salmanazar

Bottle with a capacity of 9 litres.

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