The Winery Takutai of Nelson of South Island

Winery Takutai
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 239 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Nelson in the region of South Island

The Winery Takutai is one of the best wineries to follow in Nelson.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Nelson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Takutai wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Takutai

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Takutai

How Winery Takutai wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, capon stuffed with morels or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Nelson

The wine region of Nelson is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Latitude 41 or the Domaine Seifried Estate produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Nelson are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Nelson often reveals types of flavors of dark fruit, clove or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bramble, kiwi or savory.

In the mouth of Nelson is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 94 estates and châteaux in the of Nelson, producing 406 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Nelson go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

The top white wines of Winery Takutai

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Takutai

How Winery Takutai wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or quiche with leek fondue and goat cheese.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 Takutai

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

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 Takutai and wines from the region

Best organic and biodynamic spirits: 10 to try

With climate change becoming an increasingly serious topic for the spirits industry to tackle, so too comes a greater level of awareness amongst consumers that brands should be doing more in relation to the environmental footprints they leave behind globally. Every element, from the cultivation of raw materials, to the composition and distribution of finished glass bottles is now under tighter scrutiny. This year’s Earth Day, a celebration of climate awareness, held on 22 April (founded back in ...

Best organic and biodynamic spirits: 10 to try

With climate change becoming an increasingly serious topic for the spirits industry to tackle, so too comes a greater level of awareness amongst consumers that brands should be doing more in relation to the environmental footprints they leave behind globally. Every element, from the cultivation of raw materials, to the composition and distribution of finished glass bottles is now under tighter scrutiny. This year’s Earth Day, a celebration of climate awareness, held on 22 April (founded back in ...

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

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The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.