The Winery Te Kairanga of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Te Kairanga - Runholder Pinot Noir
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Foley Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

The Winery Te Kairanga is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Wairarapa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Te Kairanga wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Te Kairanga

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Te Kairanga

How Winery Te Kairanga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, simple veal sauté or rabbit, cabbage, bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Te Kairanga

On the nose the red wine of Winery Te Kairanga. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or red plum and sometimes also flavors of red currant, game or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Te Kairanga. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Te Kairanga

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Wairarapa

The wine region of Wairarapa is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Whistling Track or the Domaine Schubert produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wairarapa are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wairarapa often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, lemon or straw and sometimes also flavors of honey, stone fruit or stone.

In the mouth of Wairarapa is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 47 estates and châteaux in the of Wairarapa, producing 115 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wairarapa go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

The top white wines of Winery Te Kairanga

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Te Kairanga

How Winery Te Kairanga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of jambalaya (louisiana), english tuna croque-monsieur or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Te Kairanga

On the nose the white wine of Winery Te Kairanga. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Te Kairanga. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Te Kairanga

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • 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.

The top pink wines of Winery Te Kairanga

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Te Kairanga

How Winery Te Kairanga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, spanish paella or valencian paella - family recipe.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Te Kairanga

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Te Kairanga. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Te Kairanga

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Te Kairanga.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Black Grenache

Grenache is a black grape variety that originated in Spain and is one of the great quality varieties of southern France. Sometimes vinified on its own, it is most often blended with one or more other Rhone or southern grape varieties with complementary qualities such as Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan or Cinsault. Its wines are warm, with aromas of red fruits (cherry) and spices; they oxidize with time. Vinified alone or in very large proportions, Grenache Noir also makes great natural sweet wines in Roussillon (Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury) and in the Rhône Valley (Rasteau).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Te Kairanga

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

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Te Kairanga and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

The word of the wine: Black Grenache

Grenache is a black grape variety that originated in Spain and is one of the great quality varieties of southern France. Sometimes vinified on its own, it is most often blended with one or more other Rhone or southern grape varieties with complementary qualities such as Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan or Cinsault. Its wines are warm, with aromas of red fruits (cherry) and spices; they oxidize with time. Vinified alone or in very large proportions, Grenache Noir also makes great natural sweet wines in Roussillon (Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury) and in the Rhône Valley (Rasteau).