Winery Aitken's FollyRiesling
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The Riesling of the Winery Aitken's Folly is in the top 0 of wines of Wanaka.
Details and technical informations about Winery Aitken's Folly's Riesling.
Discover the grape variety: Saint-Macaire
Saint-Macaire noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 grapes of medium size. Saint-Macaire noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Aitken's Folly
The Winery Aitken's Folly is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Wanaka to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wanaka
The wine region of Wanaka is located in the region of Central Otago of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Aitken's Folly produce mainly wines white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wanaka are Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Wanaka, producing 1 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wine region of South Island
Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
