The Winery Alana of Martinborough of North Island

Winery Alana - Chardonnay
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 36 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Winery Alana is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alana wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Alana

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alana

How Winery Alana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of simple pork roast, salmon and spinach lasagna or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alana

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alana

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Martinborough

The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.

In the mouth of Martinborough is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 82 estates and châteaux in the of Martinborough, producing 331 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Alana

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alana

How Winery Alana wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini, veal rouelle normande or duck aiguillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alana

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alana. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alana. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alana

  • 2009With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alana

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

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 Alana 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, ...

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, ...

The word of the wine: Flow

Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.

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