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 pizza cone, tuna flan with leek coulis or zucchini quiche.

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 boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), mouse of lamb with thyme or venison leg with tomato sauce.

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

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The appellations of Bourgogne

Understand the hierarchy of Burgundy wine appellations in less than a minute! 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/company/bivb Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/ #BourgogneWines #Bourgogne ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). 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/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

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