The Winery Shepherds Ridge of South Island

Winery Shepherds Ridge - Keepers Of Tradition Chardonnay
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 3152 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Shepherds Ridge is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Shepherds Ridge wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Shepherds Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Shepherds Ridge

How Winery Shepherds Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, sushi cake or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Shepherds Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Shepherds Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Winery Shepherds Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Shepherds Ridge

How Winery Shepherds Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef luc lake, milanese cutlets like in italy or rabbit legs with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Shepherds Ridge

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Shepherds Ridge. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • Pinot Noir

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 Shepherds Ridge

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 Shepherds Ridge.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

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.

News about Winery Shepherds Ridge and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Natural sweet wine

Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.