![]() What would bring that crisp acidity? Which wine would provide that texture and body, but balanced with zesty citrus and tropical fruit flavours.Ī few members of our team were thrilled with their creations, and even named them! Mine was nothing special (I won’t be recommending my ratio to Kim Crawford for production, that’s for sure). ![]() Now, with those samples in front of us, we tried to create a blend of our own wine, thinking of these individual characteristics and what works together. It was fascinating to see and taste this range of wine, all being Sauvignon Blanc, and contrast their differences. The Lower Wairu vineyards have fertile soils, and the wines have a lot of elderflower and guava notes. Rarangi vineyard is close to the coast, ensuring cooler nights which help to preserve acidity in the wine. The Southern Valleys wine comes from more consistent soils, and had more texture, along with white peach notes. Rapaura has some 30+ year old vines, with river stones in parts of the vineyard reflecting warmth onto the vines, adding rich notes of passion fruit. Blind River comes from a hilly site, and the resulting wine shows a lot of gooseberry and grapefruit notes. The region of Awatere displayed bright citrus, fresh herbs and tomato leaf notes. Through extensive tasting and blending, they create the flavour profile of their flagship Sauvignon Blanc, sampling through all of the different potential flavours, and eventually narrowing it down to what will create the ideal blend.Įach individual wine brings a certain characteristic to the final blend. These individual wines gave us a glimpse into the task of the winemaker for each vintage. Of the 240 vineyards that Kim Crawford either owns or has access to, these were some of the wines made from individual vineyards, each vinified separately to capture the essence of that site, soil, and microclimate. Our task for the day was to learn what regional components go into Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc and then we would try to create it ourselves. The final glass was empty and labelled “Your Blend” – interesting. The rest were all labelled for different areas – different individual vineyards, we soon learned. The classic Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc as well as the Spitfire Sauvignon Blanc, a small parcel (or Reserve-type) version were in two glasses. Upon entering a beautiful dining room at Courtyard restaurant, our group knew our tasting with Kim Crawford wines was going to be a unique experience.Ī huge table set with multiple glasses, all but one at each setting containing a sample of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.In the video above, Kim Crawford Winemaker Anthony Walkenhorst explains how blending works at the winery as we try our own hand at it.Ĭanada’s top wine writers and sommeliers met in our nation’s capital recently for a fascinating tasting, and blending exercise, with Kim Crawford wines. ![]() You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Continue without accepting’ or ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices or learn more. Third parties use cookies for the purposes of displaying and measuring personalised advertisements, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. ![]() This includes using first- and third-party cookies which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we will also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. ![]() We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences, and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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