The Winery Wet Jacket of Central Otago of South Island

Winery Wet Jacket - Chardonnay
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 12 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Central Otago in the region of South Island

The Winery Wet Jacket is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Central Otago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Wet Jacket wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Wet Jacket

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Wet Jacket

How Winery Wet Jacket wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, raw salmon marinade with vinegars or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Wet Jacket

On the nose the white wine of Winery Wet Jacket. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Wet Jacket. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Wet Jacket

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.97/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Central Otago

The wine region of Central Otago is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Amisfield or the Domaine Felton Road produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Central Otago are Pinot noir et Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Central Otago often reveals types of flavors of cherry, perfume or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of savory, sage or cedar.

In the mouth of Central Otago is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 277 estates and châteaux in the of Central Otago, producing 820 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Otago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Wet Jacket

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Wet Jacket

How Winery Wet Jacket wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, duck breast with red fruits or duck aiguillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Wet Jacket

On the nose the red wine of Winery Wet Jacket. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Wet Jacket. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Wet Jacket

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Wet Jacket

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Wet Jacket

How Winery Wet Jacket wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Wet Jacket

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Wet Jacket. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Wet Jacket

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

The word of the wine: Discharge

In the traditional method, elimination of the yeast deposit formed during the second fermentation in the bottle.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Wet Jacket

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Wet Jacket and wines from the region

Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...

Edmond de Rothschild Heritage purchases Central Otago winery Akarua

The deal includes 34.5ha under vine in the heart of the mountainous Bannockburn sub-region. It is mainly planted with Pinot Noir, but there are pockets of Chardonnay and Riesling too. Sir Clifford Skeggs, a Kiwi businesmman, and Lady Marie Skeggs purchased the land for Akarua in 1995, and planting began the following year. The first wines were bottled from the 1999 vintage. Akarua is now firmly established as one of the largest family-owned operations in Central Otago, and its 100% estate-grown ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

The word of the wine: Discharge

In the traditional method, elimination of the yeast deposit formed during the second fermentation in the bottle.