The Winery Pirie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Tasmanie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Pirie wines in Tasmanie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Pirie 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 Pirie wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Pirie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal orloff with mushrooms, lentils and morteau sausages or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Pirie. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Tasmania is the island state of the island continent and the southernmost state of Australia. It Lies 240 kilometres (150 miles) off the coast of Victoria">Victoria, across Bass Strait - a relatively shallow channel that separates the Great Australian Bight from the Tasman Sea. As in the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula, across Bass Strait in Victoria, the main grape varieties are Pinot noir and Chardonnay, and all three regions are renowned for their Sparkling wines. In general, however, Tasmania's choice of grape varieties is closer to New Zealand's than Australia's, reflecting the cool maritime Climate.
Sauvignon Blanc is increasing year on year, as are Riesling and Pinot Gris. Tasmania's red varieties, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and Merlot, remain essentially static, lagging far behind the others. Virtually no Shiraz is grown, which further accentuates the differences between Tasmania and the rest of Australia. Situated between the southern latitudes of 40 and 44 degrees (the roaring forties), Tasmania lies in a vast expanse of ocean that stretches for several thousand kilometres and is only briefly interrupted to the east by the islands of New Zealand.
How Winery Pirie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker) or roast deer my grandmother's way.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Pirie. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Winery Pirie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of norman mussels with cider, nanie's diced ham quiche or chicken roulade with goat cheese.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Pirie. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.
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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.
