kiwi’s dark star
She is a robust dame, fast becoming a Kiwi superstar, with roots in all corners of the country, and next week she will be the toast of more than 12,000 glasses in Wellington.
Pinot Noir New Zealand 2010 is the fourth event since it began in 2001. Between 1-4 February, wine lovers will be celebrating great [...]
Pinot Noir New Zealand 2010 is the fourth event since it began in 2001. Between 1-4 February, wine lovers will be celebrating great [...]
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02/02/10
by mcphee
She is a robust dame, fast becoming a Kiwi superstar, with roots in all corners of the country, and next week she will be the toast of more than 12,000 glasses in Wellington.
Pinot Noir New Zealand 2010 is the fourth event since it began in 2001. Between 1-4 February, wine lovers will be celebrating great wine, great food and superb entertainment, concentrating on the art of growing and making Pinot Noir. The goal of the conference is global, with hundreds of wine writers and wine buyers attending, they’ll be conveying what they drink, sniff and swirl at this prestigious New Zealand event to millions of aficionados and wine buffs all over the world.
pinot noir grapes
Pinot Noir is New Zealand’s second biggest wine export following close behind the Sauvignon Blanc. Last year a grand total of seven million litres of Pinot Noir was exported from New Zealand, beating Chardonnay in third place by two million.
The original home of the Pinot Noir grape is Burgundy, France. New Zealand winemakers look to Burgundy wines as the holy grail where price tags can easily reach to a few thousands Euros for a good bottle.
Growing the Pinot Noir grape is a painstaking pursuit, and a low yielding one at that. British wine expert Matthew Jukes explains that ‘you can’t plant it on flat land, it hates fertile soil, it likes hillsides, and so it’s more difficult to work. It breaks your back’.
However, many of New Zealand’s Pinot Noirs, such as Dry River, Ata Rangi, Escarpment, Felton Road and Craggy Range, are now starting to match the characteristics of established French wines, but more importantly, without the hefty price tag.
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