Tag Archives: Pinot Noir

Ata Rangi

April 5, 2016 "Around The World in 80 Wines"

Next visit was another top rated Martinborough winery called Ata Rangi. We interviewed another great female winemaker here Helen Masters.

It was great how the team here had names for all the tanks in the winery which probably demonstrates the affection they have for the wine that develops inside them. They are not fermenting wine tanks but friends who will spend good time with you in the years ahead.

Our Favourite Wine here was the Pinot Noir.

Chris clearing the Juliet tank inside the Ata Rangi winery in New Zealand.

Chris clearing the Juliet tank. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Helen driving the forklift at Ata Rangi in Martinborough, New Zealand.

Helen driving the forklift. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Red wine falling from the press machinery at the Ata Rangi winery in Martinborough, New Zealand.

Red wine falling from the press. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Helen and Chris working in the Ata Rangi winery in New Zealand.

Helen and Chris working at Ata Rangi. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Red wine juice in the tank at Ata Rangi winery in New Zealand.

Red wine juice at Ata Rangi. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Ata Rangi of Martinborough sign in New Zealand.

Ata Rangi of Martinborough. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Ata Rangi wines on the table at the cellar door in New Zealand.

Ata Rangi wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.

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Martinborough, NEW ZEALAND

Escarpment

April 4, 2016 "Around The World in 80 Wines"

We loved the time at Escarpment. Larry Mckenna has a really great and hard working team in place. This included the group of 20 or so French grape pickers who were not shy of grafting between the vines. The team were relaxed about us filming here and that enabled us to get some really good shooting done. We filmed from first light to lights out and then Larry cooked us something on the barbecue at his home in Martinborough. The food was of course accompanied by some sensational Pinot Noir.

When we asked Larry why Pinot Noir he said: “The cuisine of 50 years ago was certainly different to today and maybe that suited heavier styled red wines but I see the sort of food we are enjoying these days as fresh, clean, lighter, more suited to fruitier, lighter based red wines. Pinot Noir fits that category for me. It’s still a serious red wine but it has complexity, texture and structure as well as fantastic flavour.”

Escarpment produces around 70% of its output in Pinot Noir and has a second focus on Chardonnay but this only accounts for around 10% of wines produced.

Our favourite wine here was the Escarpment Kupe 2014.

Fermenting Pinot Noir at Escarpment in New Zealand.

Fermenting Pinot Noir at Escarpment. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Escarpment vineyard at Martinborough in New Zealand.

Escarpment vineyard. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Larry McKenna of Escarpment at the sorting table in New Zealand.

Larry McKenna of Escarpment. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Wellington boots and a bucket in action at the Escarpment winery in Martinborough, New Zealand.

Wellington boots and a bucket. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Pinot Noir on the sorting table at Escarpment in Martinborough New Zealand.

Pinot Noir on the sorting table at Escarpment. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Escarpment winery as the sun falls for the night. The winery is in Martinborough in New Zealand.

Escarpment at Night. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Forklift view at Escarpment winery in Martinborough, New Zealand.

Forklift view at Escarpment winery. © Montager Productions Ltd.

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NEW ZEALAND, Waipara Valley

Greystone

March 29, 2016 "Around The World in 80 Wines"

Greystone is situated in the Waipara Valley in North Canterbury. We did a great interview with the winemaker, Dominic Maxwell, in the barrel cellar and then did some shooting around the winery and lab.

We then went to the cellar door and tasted the wines of Greystone and Muddy Water. Our favourite wine was the Greystone Thomas Brothers Pinot Noir 2013.

Greystone Thomas Brothers Pinot Noir wine label.

Greystone Thomas Brothers Pinot Noir. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Grape juice in the lab for testing at Greystone winery in Waipara Valley New Zealand.

Juice in the lab at Greystone. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Stalks fall from a machine at Greystone winery in Waipara Valley in New Zealand.

Stalks fall from a machine at Greystone. © Montager Productions Ltd.

A voice of Riesling postcard sits in the window of the Greystone Wines lab in New Zealand.

The voice of Riesling. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Wine in the lab ready for some tasting at Greystone.

Wine in the lab at Greystone. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Pouring a bucket of wine into a tank at the Greystone winery in New Zealand.

Pouring a bucket of wine. © Montager Productions Ltd.

A wine rack shot through the stairs at Greystone winery in New Zealand.

Wine rack at Greystone. © Montager Productions Ltd.

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Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

Felton Road

March 27, 2016 "Around The World in 80 Wines"

We spent a superb day at the Felton Road winery in Bannockburn. It was a great day of filming and we did an interview with winemaker, Blair Walter, as well as temporary grape picking staff Ashley and Nick.

The morning started with a 6.30 hrs hike to the top of a hill which overlooks the winery and offered amazing views across the valley towards Cromwell and Bannockburn. The early morning effort was rewarded with some awesome sun rise colours which we happily recorded on still and video.

We spent a lot of time with Blair, Mike and Charlie filming in the winery and at one point lost our GoPro in a huge tank of Pinot Noir. We eventually found it with some intense plunging but at one stage it looked like the GoPro had gone for a three week ferment.

It was a great experience watching the guys at work and seeing the hard work from the whole team that goes in to bringing some amazing bottles of wine to the table. We tasted the wine at the end of the day and were impressed and could see why the wine is so sold out. It was hard to pick a favourite but we opted for the Pinot Noir Bannockburn 2014.

Felton Road winery from the overlooking hill in Bannockburn New Zealand.

Felton Road Winery. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Blair Walter passing knowledge to Charlie in the Felton Road winery.

Blair passing knowledge to Charlie. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Blair Walter oversees the grapes coming in at the Felton Road winery in New Zealand.

Overseeing the grapes coming in. © Montager Productions Ltd.

Winemaker Blair Walter discusses the fermenting grapes at the Felton Road winery in New Zealand.

Felton Road wine box in the winery at Bannockburn New Zealand.

Grape pickers Nick and Ashley do an interview for the 80 wines project.

A boot and a glove hang on the wall at the Felton Road winery in New Zealand.

Goats on the hill above the Felton Road winery in Bannockburn New Zealand.

Grape juice lands in a tank after being squeezed from a wine press.

Pinot Noir in the tank at the Felton Road winery in Bannockburn New Zealand.

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Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

Peregrine Wines

March 22, 2016 "Around The World in 80 Wines"

The wing spanned winery gives Peregrine Wines a bit of a unique selling point in terms of talk factor but do the wines stand up to this was the question. We dropped in to the cellar door to find out.

We liked all the wines we tried here at the friendly cellar door so yes is the answer. Our favourite from the six we tried was the Peregrine Wines Pinot Noir 2010.