The Winery Pick & Shovel of Central Otago of South Island

Winery Pick & Shovel
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 240 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Central Otago in the region of South Island

The Winery Pick & Shovel is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Otago.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Central Otago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pick & Shovel wines

Looking for the best Winery Pick & Shovel wines in Central Otago among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Pick & Shovel 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 Pick & Shovel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Pick & Shovel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pick & Shovel

How Winery Pick & Shovel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of english breakfast, monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise or boles de picolat (catalan meatballs).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pick & Shovel

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pick & Shovel. is a .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Pick & Shovel.

  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Central Otago

The wine region of Central Otago is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Amisfield or the Domaine Felton Road produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Central Otago are Pinot noir et Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Central Otago often reveals types of flavors of cherry, perfume or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of savory, sage or cedar.

In the mouth of Central Otago is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 277 estates and châteaux in the of Central Otago, producing 820 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Otago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Pick & Shovel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pick & Shovel

How Winery Pick & Shovel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, porcini sauce or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pick & Shovel

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pick & Shovel

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Pick & Shovel.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pick & Shovel

Planning a wine route in the of Central Otago? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Pick & Shovel.

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 Pick & Shovel and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: INAO

National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.