Waipara
Waipara
Waipara,is,a,small,town,in,north,Canterbury,,on,the,banks,of,the,Waipara,River,Its,name,translates,to,Muddy,Water,,wai,meaning,water,and,para,meaning,mud
It,is,at,the,junction,of,state,highways,1,and,7,,60,kilometres,north,of,Christchurch,It,is,also,situated,on,the,Main,North,Line,railway
Waipara,lies,at,one,of,the,points,of,the,Alpine,Pacific,Triangle,1,which,also,includes,the,major,tourist,centers,of,Hanmer,Springs,and,Kaikoura
The,Weka,Pass,Railway,has,its,base,in,Waipara,,and,runs,on,12,kilometres,of,track,between,there,and,Waikari,over,the,former,route,of,the,Waiau,Branch,,a,branch,line,railway,that,diverged,from,the,Main,North,Line,and,ran,to,Waiau2
The,Waipara,region,has,a,reputation,as,a,premium,area,for,the,production,of,Pinot,noir,,Riesling,and,Chardonnay,Waipara,has,the,highest,summer,temperatures,and,the,lowest,rainfall,of,any,of,the,New,Zealand,wine,regions,Because,of,this,,Waipara,has,over,26,wineries,and,80,vineyards,within,the,valley,,which,collectively,produce,around,100,000,cases,of,award-winning,wine,in,an,average,year3
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Wine Food Flavour - Marlborough Style BBQ- Pinot Noir and Wild Venison
Wine Food Flavour - Marlborough Style BBQ - Pinot Noir and Wild Venison.
Wine Food Flavour brings you a great vintage wine and food pairing
pinot noir with wild venison.
Chef Fran does a great job of slow cooking the wild venison before finishing it off in the smoker - smoking up some vegetables on the BBQ and mixing in a sommelier favourite from the Marlborough wine region. A Terravin pinot noir makes for a great spring BBQ and great food pairing and wine tasting.
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Marlborough put New Zealand on the international wine stage with its exquisite Sauvignon Blanc in the 1980s.
Over 20,000ha of vines are under the care of local wine producers, making it the country's largest wine region.
Marlborough wineries offer a huge range of varieties, from exquisite Pinot Noir to intense Chardonnay, and vivacious aromatics.
Sauvignon Blanc
Pungently aromatic, vividly pure fruit, herbaceous and exotically tropical, plus mineral depths, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is an international brand in its own right.
Pinot Noir
Going from strength to strength as committed growers refine both clones and sites. Displays dark cherry and plums with a red fruited spicy background, mid-weight, fine tannins.
Aromatics
Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer reflect the region’s purity and vivacity. Styles range from dry to sweet, taut to lush, including late harvest and botrytised wines.
Chardonnay
From all the bells and whistles to unoaked styles, Marlborough produces well structured Chardonnay with excellent intensity and complexity.
Grüner Veltliner shows promise, Viognier and Syrah have their champions too; everything from Arneis to Tempranillo is being explored as Marlborough continues to push its boundaries.
Production of high-quality méthode traditionelle wines is small but critically renowned. Bright citrus fruit with fine body and acidity; excellent value for the first-rate quality.
Pinot Noir is predominantly grown in the cooler southerly regions: the Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson, Canterbury & Waipara, and Central Otago.
The huge diversity in climates and soils enables a wide range of styles from these main Pinot Noir producing regions. Common to all, however, are structure and elegance overlaid by power and fruit-driven intensity.
Since the 1990s, plantings have expanded throughout all regions in the South Island and select sites in the North Island.
Marlborough
Red fruit spectrum aromatically and bright raspberry, cherry and plums on the palate. Wines typically have a freshness from subtle acidity that is complemented by their linear structure and even tannin backbone. The Southern Valleys tend to produce fuller bodied wines.
Marlborough regional climate
Plenty of sunshine, moderate temperatures and strong diurnal variation are the keys to Marlborough’s piercing fruit intensity, strong varietal expression, and acid retention over long ripening periods.
The eastern coastal aspect bestows cooling sea breezes and protective mountains, providing relief from extreme rain and wind. Long Indian summers occasionally dice with drought but more often allow a wide range of styles to flourish.
Ones of the keys to Marlborough’s success is its ancient, glacial, free-draining soil. The extensive braided river systems deposited a threaded legacy of stony sandy loam over very deep, stony gravels. Rapaura is stoniest; the lower Wairau has more loam and thus higher water retention. Clay is prevalent in the southern valleys, assisting Pinot Noir. While the Awatere is more fragmented, with gravelly silt-loams and wind-blown loess.
Wrapping around the surrounding hills the Omaka, Fairhall, Brancott, Ben Morvan and Waihopai Valleys make up this important sub-region. Soils and meso-climates vary, but tend to be heavier and contain more clay than Wairau. It also becomes cooler and drier further south into the valleys. A broad range of varieties are grown according to the merit of each site, with particularly good Pinot Noir and aromatics being produced by the area.
Old, gravely riverbed soils, and diverse aspects and rainfall create numerous meso-climates within this sub-region. Broadly, it covers a range of cooler, drier inland sites; barren stony, early-ripening sites; and sea-breeze moderated coastal sites. Across the sub-region wines reflect the strengths of individual vineyards and vignerons, but all have the hallmark fruit intensity and body.
The Awatere Valley is the most geographically distinct sub-region, lying south of the Wairau Valley and stretching inland from the sea, and climbing towards the inland Kaikoura ranges. Cooler, drier, windier and often with a degree of elevation, sites with typically lower yields produce bright, aromatic Pinot Noir and dramatic, distinctive Sauvignons, both of which are attracting increasing international acclaim. sommelier