The Winery Thistle Ridge of Waipara of South Island

Winery Thistle Ridge
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 68 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Waipara in the region of South Island

The Winery Thistle Ridge is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Thistle Ridge wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Thistle Ridge

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

How Winery Thistle Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, fish pot or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Thistle Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Thistle Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Thistle Ridge. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Thistle Ridge

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Waipara

The wine region of Waipara is located in the region of Canterbury of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegasus Bay or the Domaine Pegasus Bay produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waipara are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waipara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pear or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.

In the mouth of Waipara is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 95 estates and châteaux in the of Waipara, producing 348 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Waipara go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Thistle Ridge

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

How Winery Thistle Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef in white wine, osso bucco of veal or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Thistle Ridge

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Thistle Ridge

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Thistle Ridge and wines from the region

Michelin Guide 2022: UK & Ireland winners announced

Every year the hospitality industry holds its breath as the revised line up of the Michelin Guide is announced. A star won – or lost – is often a pivotal moment in the consolidation of a venue’s name and the reputation of the chef, sommelier and restaurateurs behind it. Yesterday, February 16th, the Michelin Stars were unveiled for this year’s Michelin Great Britain & Ireland Guide, with 19 restaurants having been newly awarded a star, bringing the total number of one starred restaurants in ...

NZ winery uses terroir ‘fingerprint’ to verify fine wine origin

North Canterbury-based Pyramid Valley has formed a partnership with fellow New Zealand firm Oritain, which specialises in proving the origin of different products, and said the group’s ability to ‘fingerprint’ vineyard terroir offers a way to guarantee the provenance of its fine wines. Both partners suggested the system could contribute to preventing fine wine fraud more generally, but it’s early days. Wines in Pyramid Valley’s 2020-vintage Botanicals Collection, featuring Pinot Noir and Chardon ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: December 2022

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The word of the wine: Rancio

Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).

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