The Winery Riverlore of South Island

Winery Riverlore
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 633 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Riverlore is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Riverlore wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Riverlore

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Riverlore

How Winery Riverlore wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bernard's potée, locro criollo (argentina) or baked duck legs with potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Riverlore

On the nose the red wine of Winery Riverlore. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, red currant or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Riverlore. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Riverlore

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering 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.

Two Paddocks, owned by actor Sam Neill, had thought the Last Chance vineyard was the world's most southerly (at 45°15'). But several major Patagonian projects are underway at around 45 to 46°, and Argentina can currently claim the honor for Alejandro Bulgheroni's new vineyard at Sarmiento (45°60'). The viticultural zone covers the mountainous area around the tourist resort town of Queenstown on the eastern side of the Southern Alps. The exact boundaries and sub-regional divisions are not official, but a geographic indication is in the pipeline.

Wineries are scattered around several distinct sub-regions: Gibbston, Alexandra, Wanaka and the Cromwell Basin, itself home to Bendigo, Bannockburn and Lowburn. Lakes Dunstan, Wakatipu and Wanaka all contribute to the terroir as well, along with the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers. Gold brought the first settlers to the region in the 1860s, and most of the towns in this Part of Otago have a Rich gold-mining history. The first vines were planted during this time by a French migrant but, unlike in the Sierra Foothills region of California where the European settlers provided a steady demand for wines, the tough, transient Otago miners had no interest in drinking wine, preferring beer and spirits.

The top white wines of Winery Riverlore

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Riverlore

How Winery Riverlore wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marco polo salad, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or puff pastry quiche with goat cheese and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Riverlore

On the nose the white wine of Winery Riverlore. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, honey or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Riverlore. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Riverlore

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Riverlore

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

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.

News about Winery Riverlore and wines from the region

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)

Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.