SUNDAY SEDIMENT | ISSUE 82 by Glengarry Wines

Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. The Sunday Sediment. Issue Eighty-Two

Welcome to the Eighty-Second edition of The Sunday Sediment, a collection of what’s new, what’s on and what’s happening instore at Glengarry and within the world of wine. Sip away.

WINELETTER #248 FEBRUARY 2019 ROSE | GOING PINK

The stack of rosé wines on our shop floor just

(intensifying the colour of the red wine) and

keeps on growing, as does our intrigue with the

fermented separately to produce a rosé. 3.

skills involved in its creation. Given its rapidly

Blending red wine into white wine.

growing popularity and the somewhat mindnumbing range of choices now available to

What makes a great rosé? Certainly, a pale

your discerning palate, we thought we’d pitch

hue in and of itself does not necessarily confer

in with some thoughts on how to navigate your

brilliance. The best are those made with the

way through this vinous treasure chest.

full intent of making a rosé wine, the fruit selected with care, as opposed to a by-product created using grapes that didn’t make the red wine cut. Rosé sales are booming, and it’s no surprise that there are many good expressions being made within our shores, to accompany the horde of options imported from other parts of the globe. To ensure that we carry only the best, we taste and select rigorously, our range instore one you can have a high level of confidence in. So, what are you looking for? Perhaps the following: a seductive aromatic nose with attractive florals and a touch of

The production method has a lot to do with the

herbal spice; fresh fruit flavours, a lively acidity

resulting colour. There are three main ways to

and a full mid-palate with plenty of texture and

produce rosé wines: 1. Through skin contact,

interest; a finish that tends towards dry and is

where the red-skinned grapes are picked,

very refreshing. Good hunting.

crushed and left together for a period of time. 2. The saignée method, where a portion of the

WAIANA ESTATE

Waiana Estate is a boutique family-owned rosé specialist situated adjacent to the Tukituki river in the beautiful Tukituki Valley in Hawkes Bay. They have released three distinct rosé blends from 2018 under their Indian Summer label. All of their rosés are made from sustainably grown grapes and take their inspiration from the dry, elegant Provencal style. In addition to the original Indian Summer rosé, Waiana have released Summer Sault, a unique blend incorporating the Provencal grape Cinsault, the first time this variety has been blended in a New Zealand rosé. The other offering is their Private Blend, an excellent limited release, barrel-aged rosé. Read More..

COTES DE PROVENCE

With the exception of Champagne, in France rosé can only be made by contact with the skins; one is not permitted to add red wine to white wine. Provence is a very large area, broken into many classifications, and not all of its rosés come from Côtes de Provence. Within the Côtes de Provence appellation itself, you can encounter some pretty average rosés – beware the wash of cheaper Provençal offerings; it’s a very large area, and they are a minefield of inconsistency. The overall quality has increased of late, in part thanks to a new wave of producers, and the best of the Côtes de Provence rosés are some of the world’s finest expressions, displaying delicate hues, stunning aromatics and sublime textures. At their best, these wines set the rosé bar. Read More..

TASTINGS AND EVENTS

THE NAKED HOPS FIRST ANNUAL BEER FESTIVAL | KHYBER PASS Join us at our Khyber Pass store as we host The Naked Hops First Annual Beer Festival. With our favourite Craft Breweries in residence for the day, serving samples of their fine brew and only too happy to chat about just how they're made! Your ticket includes a Social Drinkware Event Glass, a voucher for a meal from the onsite Food Truck and the opportunity to taste and savour a wide selection of New

WHEN: Saturday 16th March

Zealand's finest Craft Beers alongside your

WHERE: Glengarry Khyber Pass,

fellow Hop-Addicts and Maltsters!

409 Khyber Pass Rd Newmarket TIME: 12.00pm

ACHAVAL-FERRER - MENDOZA, ARGENTINA | WITH JULIO LASMARTRES For many serious wine loves, the top Malbec in the world is made by Achaval-Ferrer. Situated in the best hilltop vineyards of Mendoza, they are very much the first family of Argentinean wine. Their vines are pre-phylloxera with an average age of 107 years! Very high density WHEN: Tuesday 12th February

planting with very low yields.The vineyard is

WHERE: Glengarry Devonport

irrigated the traditional way, with water

Devonport Cnr Clarence & Wynyard

channels. In the winery there are no additions

Devonport TIME: 7.00pm

or interventions, these are extremely pure. The

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style of Achaval-Ferrer wines is a balance of ripeness and natural acidity for freshness. These are much more elegant and refined Malbecs than you might have tried previously, a bridge between the old world and the new world. We have their director Julio Lasmartres here to present these incredible wines.

HAYMAN’S & FENTIMAN’S: PRESENT THE GIN AND TONIC BAKERY | VICTORIA PARK A truly unique experience. Indulge in a night of HAYMAN'S True English Gins & FENTIMEN'S Mixers, paired with an array of amazing cakes from New Zealand’s premier baker, THE CAKER. Presented by Kenny Ariaens, Haymans Gin Ambassador, and Jordan Rondel

WHEN: Tuesday 12th February

The Caker. This is an evening not to be

WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park

missed. Click here to see the pairings...

118 Wellesley Street, Auckland TIME: 7.00pm

WESTMERE WINE CLUB | SOHO Soho was founded in 2009 by Rachel Carter. In just a handful of years, Soho has earned various accolades as well as a reputation for creating top quality regionally-distinctive wines. Soho aims to take ‘both quality and fun in equal measures’. Whilst using relatively untraditional winemaking approaches, Soho uses family-owned vineyards from three of New Zealand’s best wine regions. Soho then

WHEN: Wednesday 13th February

pairs award-winning winemakers with each of

WHERE: Glengarry Westmere,

the vineyards. On Waiheke Island they have

164 Garnet Rd, Westmere

James Rowan, in Marlborough they have Dave

TIME: 7.00pm

Clouson, and in Central Otago they have Grant Taylor. Read more....

TAKAPUNA MALT CLUB | IRISH WHISKEY Ah, St Patrick's Day, a day that has become synonymous the world over for people both remembering and inventing their deep Irish heritage. Rather than wearing awful green hats and imbibing too much Guinness we have decided to take a deep dive into Irish Whiskey, exploring the wide range of flavours and styles

WHEN: Wednesday 13th February

that are made! The spiritual home of Whiskey,

WHERE: Glengarry Takapuna

it was the Irish monks returning from

Takapuna Cnr Hurstmere & Killarney Takapuna

pilgrimage that first produced what was then

TIME: 7.00pm

called Uisce Beatha or the ‘Water of Life’. Join us at our Takapuna store as we try our way through Blended, Single Malt, Single Pot Still and Peated expressions to see which you like most!

SUMMER GIN-TACULAR | KHYBER PASS Gin is in the middle of its hayday right now and it's easy to see why - There's nothing better on a hot summer day than a cold, crisp gin and tonic! But with so many different producers and styles on the market, how do you pick the right one? Should you buy the traditional London Dry or take a chance on a Sloe Gin? And that

WHEN: Thursday 21st February

pink one looks awfully pretty... What to do? We

WHERE: Glengarry Khyber Pass

can help you out! Come by Glengarry Khyber

409 Khyber Pass Rd Newmarket

Pass as we try 6 distinct gins before pairing

TIME: 7.00pm

them with the perfect tonic to quench your summertime thirst. Read more....

TAKAPUNA WINE CLUB No longer just the silly stuff Kiwis imbibe on sunny summer Sundays, Rose is enjoyed yearround and is now available in an, at times, bewildering number of styles. Our range in store has grown massively to accommodate this, and we have also filled our wine letter this month with more Rose than you can shake a salmon at. It would only be fitting then for us to host a tasting to explore this amazing range, WHEN: Monday 25th February

trying Rose from six different countries and in

WHERE: Glengarry Takapuna,

styles veering from sweet to bone dry and

Cnr Hurstmere & Killarney Takapuna

everything in between.

TIME: 5.00pm

THE FINEST SPARKLING WINES OF ITALY | VICTORIA PARK If you've only ever drunk the cheap end of Italian bubbles, you may not realise that they make some of the finest examples outside of Champagne itself. Tonight our sparkling specialist, Regan McCaffery, will be taking us through the major regions, and various styles, that Italy has to offer. From the best of

WHEN: Thursday 28th February

Prosecco, to the stylish Franciacorta, and

WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park

some of the new wave examples from the high

118 Wellesley Street, Auckland

slopes of Europe's most active Volcano. This

TIME: 7.00pm

evening will redefine your opinion on Italian Sparkling wine. Click here to see what we will be tasting... Read more....

WESTMERE WINE CLUB | ZEPHYR WITH BEN GLOVER Zephyr’s name comes from the characteristics of the prevailing winds which is part of the Marlborough region’s unique ripening reason. Owen and Wendy Glover, the pair behind Zephyr Wines, converted their farm in Dillons Point into a vineyard in 1985. They initially planted Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, and this has been

WHEN: Tuesday 5th March

mainly unchanged. In the early 1990s,

WHERE: Glengarry Westmere,

Gewurztraminer left a lasting impression on the

164 Garnet Rd, Westmere

Glovers. As a result, Zephyr is an aromatic

TIME: 7.00pm

specialist today. Zephyr Wines is Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand accredited. “Zephyr wines are created with the spirit, passion and values of the Glover family.” – Zephyr Wines

CHARTRON 2016 | THORNDON Domaine Jean Chartron was established in 1859 by Jean-Edouard Dupard, a cooper craftsman. It has been managed by five generations that have all contributed to make what is today. Burgundy seems to be tested by the weather more than any other French wine region and 2016 was no exception. In spite of the challenging spring and late flowering, the WHEN: Wednesday 6th March

2016's are turning out to be delightful,

WHERE: Glengarry Thorndon,

expressive, mid-weight wines that should offer

53 Hutt Rd Thorndon

early appeal. These wines are always a delight

TIME: 6.00pm

to taste, so if you love Chardonnay, this is an opportunity to taste wines from some of the hallowed ground that produces some of the best Chardonnay in the world. We will taste.... Read more....

DR ANDREW HEDLEY PRESENTS FRAMINGHAM F-SERIES | VICTORIA PARK & DEVONPORT It's been some years since we have been lucky enough to have Framingham's Dr Andrew Hedley present his stunning wines for us. Tonight the focus will be on their strictly limitededition F-Series range. This range allows them to experiment, most of the time the F-Series wines are one-offs. With total freedom to

WHEN: Tuesday 12th March

create alternative takes on classic varietals,

WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park

they can capture the unique nature of a vintage

and allow for constant innovation. Framingham

118 Wellesley Street, Auckland

has established a reputation for producing

TIME: 7.00pm

outstanding aromatic varietal wines and their