Pinot Noir from New Zealand

As indicated in the quarterly program, an extra event has been selected for members to attend. We had hoped to show the results of our endeavors’ on the new IWFS LB website, it’s almost there and we expect to show an example of this shortly.

 Back to the tasting, we thought that a selection of Pinot Noir wines from New Zealand would be interesting, showing different flavors from the various regions of this interesting country. 

Pinot Noir is the most widely planted red variety in NZ with just under 1400 ha of vines. For purposes of comparison, this is about half the area occupied by Sauvignon Blanc, the current star of the NZ winemaking scene. It’s debatable whether NZ Pinot will ever eclipse NZ Sauvignon in the imagination of the wine drinking public, but it certainly has the potential to be bigger than Chardonnay, not in terms of quantity (Chardonnay is NZ’s most planted grape variety), but in quality and interest.

 The wine selected are:

These are fairly heavy reds and various “nibbles” will be available to clear palates, but this tasting will be include a full meal.