Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. The Sunday Sediment. Issue Ninety-Four Sarah, Welcome to the Ninety-Fourth 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.
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ALPHA DOMUS | HAWKE'S BAY ORIGINALS
Within Hawke's Bay’s renowned Bridge Pa Triangle wine region lies the 20-hectare Alpha Domus winery, established 30 years ago by two generations of the Ham family. The Hams have spent a great deal of time and effort perfecting their understanding of this special terroir, and it shows in the quality of their single vineyard wines. Part of the top-tier Special Reserve range, The Aviator and The Ace are crafted only in the best years and from the finest fruit parcels. Read More..
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PUT A SPARKLE IN YOUR GLASS
The von Mumm family, whose lineage boasts barons and knights, can be traced back to the 12th century. The German family established their champagne house in Reims in 1827, with its most notable creation being the Cordon Rouge, which was first released in 1875. Read More...
Very few champagne houses remain in family hands. Pol Roger is one that does. Highlyskilled vinous alchemists in possession of an exquisite collection of wines, they are not one of the region’s show ponies, but are, nonetheless, at the front of the pack in terms of quality. Read More...
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Perrier-JouĂŤt have been creating their distinctive Art Nouveau-inspired brand since 1811, with the last two centuries seeing only seven Cellar Masters in charge of the delicate, floral house style. With 65 hectares of top-rated vineyards, their favoured variety is Chardonnay. Read More...
SPAIN | CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
In the high Southern Plateau south-east of Madrid is the DO of Castilla-La Mancha. It produces close to 50% of the country’s wines. The white wines are primarily produced from Airen and Macabeo, while fuller-bodied reds display spicy aromatics and ripe tannins via an assortment of Tempranillo, Bobal, Garnacha, Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah fruit.
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SPAIN | EMPORDA
Located within the foothills of the Pyrenees north of Barcelona, Emporda is a relatively unknown wine region. The varietal mix includes Spain’s mainstay Garnacha (Grenache) along with international varietals Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines lack the high prices that would accompany a greater international rep, so there is some good value to be found. Read More..
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SPAIN | SIERRAS DE MALAGA
The spectacular Serranía de Ronda region is near Andalusia’s southern coast in the province of Málaga. Steeped in history, winemaking traditions date back 3,000 years to Phoenician times. While the south is better known for its sherry, one can also find a selection of boutique wineries producing excellent red wines, often from the area’s indigenous varietals. Read More..
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WHAT IS EN PRIMEUR?
What is En Primeur? Also known as Wine Futures, Bordeaux Futures, or, as we like to refer to it, a liquid investment. En primeur refers to the process of buying wine before it is bottled and released onto the market – usually the wine is delivered 2 years later. Originally only red Bordeaux was sold in this way, but increasingly wine from Burgundy, California, Rhône, Italy, Vintage Port, and even New Zealand, is being offered en primeur, however, Glengarry is so renowned for our Bordeaux selections that we prefer to just concentrate on these.
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What are the advantages for me in
The second significant advantage is price. The
purchasing in this fashion? There are two
cost savings with en primeur obviously vary
significant advantages to purchasing wine en
with the actual wine concerned from the
primeur. The first is availability. Some en
various chateaux, and a lot depends on the
primeur wine is produced in very limited
point ratings received from Wine Spectator,
quantities (a château can produce as little as
Robert Parker and Decanter, but you can
200 cases a year for world-wide allocation) and
generally expect to pay 40 – 50% less than
is only available en primeur, i.e. the wines will
what the wine would fetch upon its final release
never reach the open market. Even for en
on the open market.
primeur wine that does eventually make it to retail shelves, the quantities available are
It must always be remembered that en primeur
extremely limited rendering it likely that you will
wine is a rare collectable and once you acquire
miss out if you do not acquire the wine en
the wine you have the luxury of retaining it until
primeur.
you are ready to indulge yourself, or monitoring the fine wine market and trading your investment to take advantage of price increases to bank a profit or to fund the purchase of new vintages.
How does it work? The first part of the
Once you have requested the wine you want to
process is that the châteaux make the barrel
acquire en primeur you will need to pay for it
samples of wine available for evaluation and
but don’t worry you don’t have to make full
review by wine experts and negoçiants; only
payment up front, rather payments are made in
after this is the wine then offered to us for
two installments. The schedule for payments
purchase. Glengarry has longstanding
and the time line for the arrival of stock is as
relationships with the best negoçiants in
follows:
France, relationships that guarantee us the offer and supply of wine that is simply not
First Payment The first en primeur payment is
made available to other merchants. Note, if you
due in the year the en primeur offering is made
have a few favourites that you’d like us to keep
– we will remind you when it is due. The first
an eye out for then please don’t hesitate to
payment is non-refundable, however, if we can
contact us and we’ll see what we can do.
find another buyer we will consider it! This
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When offers are made to us we notify you
payment contributes approximately 75% of the
immediately by email (or whatever means of
total price.
communication you prefer) and requests are
Second Payment The final payment is due on
processed until the wines are fully allocated
or before collection of the wines, which should
(during the height of this period offers can be
be towards the middle of the second year
made daily and can be fully allocated within
following the year of ordering en primeur and
hours). Where demand remains unsatisfied, we
includes final landed import costs. The second
go back to the negoรงiants and attempt to
payment is estimated at the time of the en
secure more stock, but there are no
primeur offering until the wine arrives, but the
guarantees that more wine will be made
estimate should be close to the mark. This
available.
payment component is approximately 25% of the total price.
Note, whereas some merchants only offer en primeur wine by the unmixed case (12 bottles, 24 half-bottles, 6 magnums), Glengarry can offer the wine to you by the bottle, which makes purchasing wine en primeur a more accessible proposition for many customers.
If you request fewer bottle quantities than the
How is the wine packaged? We order from
package case lots specified we will pack your
France in case lots. These are transported to
wine into attractive Glengarry cartons ready for
us in attractive wooden boxes from the chateau
pick up or delivery.
and shipped by our well-established distribution lines in secure, temperature-
Note, we will attempt to package your wine into
controlled containers (an exclusive Glengarry
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service). Standard wooden box quantities are
request but we are unable to confirm until
as follows:
confirmation is received from the supplier and/or the wine arrives in New Zealand.
Bottle Size and Packaging How do I purchase? You can acquire en
Half-Bottles (375 ml) packaged in a
primeur wine online on this web site. Once
wooden case of 24 Half-Bottles
logged in you can add the wine you are
Half-Bottles (375 ml) packaged in a
interested in to your wish list (if it is as yet
wooden case of 12 Half-Bottles
unavailable) and then request that the wine be
Regular Bottles (750 ml) packaged in a
allocated to you (once available). Feel free to
wooden case of 6 Regular Bottles
contact us if you require any assistance with
Regular Bottles (750 ml) packaged in a
this process.
wooden case of 12 Regular Bottles
https://www.enprimeur.co.nz/
Magnums (1.5 L) packaged in a wooden Read More..
case of 6 Magnums
Magnums (1.5 L) packaged in a wooden case of 3 Magnums
Double Magnums (3 L) packaged in a wooden case of 1 Double Magnum
Jeroboams (5 L) packaged in a wooden case of 1 Jeroboam
Imperiales (6 L) packaged in a wooden case of 1 Imperiale
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TASTINGS AND EVENTS
MUMM & MARTINI NIGHT AT MOUNT EDEN Originally from the Rhine Valley of Germany, three brothers were drawn across the border to Reims, establishing the Champagne Mumm House in 1827. Fast forward to 2019 and Mumm is among the biggest champagne names, enjoyed all across the globe. Tonight, and just in time for mum's day *wink wink*, we will be tasting the range, finishing with an
WHEN: Wednesday 15th May
espresso martini as a night cap. See you there!
WHERE: Mt Eden Village, 417 Mount Eden Road Mount Eden
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TIME: 7.00pm
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND WINES Come along and join sommelier Grant Dingwall, tasting around New Zealand, highlighting the historical significance of regions and producers. Historic regions such as Northland, Hawke's Bay and Marlborough as well as producers such as Mission Estate, Martinborough Vineyards, Kumeu River and WHEN: Wednesday 15 May
Gibbston Valley are just some of the wines we
WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Rd,
will be looking into. As always the wines will be accompanied by a selection of dishes from
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Dida's Wine Lounge. Book now as there are
TIME: 7.00pm
only 12 seats available. Read more....
CELEBRATE WORLD WHISKY DAY WITH GLENGARRY SPIRITS Join us on Saturday 18th May as we celebrate World Whisky Day at the Glengarry Spirits store! We'll be tasting our way around the world with whisky from New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, Scotland, America, and India. Pop in from 1pm and enjoy the fun! Read more....
WHEN: Saturday 18 May WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Rd, 54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 1.00pm
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WORLD WHISKY DAY | VICTORIA PARK One of our favourite days of the year! Join us for our 3rd edition of the massive World Whisky Day tasting. Our aim is to ensure we have as many new releases for you to experience. Single Malt, Bourbon, Irish, Kiwi, Japanese, Wood finishes, Old Malts and young, join us for what will be a fantastic day! Is there something you wish to sample, let us know! Last year
WHEN: Saturday 18 May WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park
there were over 150 Single Malts to try, expect
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it to be bigger and better this time round. You'll even get a Glencairn glass to keep, plus we'll
TIME: 2.00pm-5.00pm
have Lucky Taco's food truck onsite that will be there serving up some tasty eats. This event will run from 2-5pm. Read more....
VILLA MARIA - DINNER WITH SIR GEORGE FISTONICH From a humble childhood growing up in South Auckland, George Fistonich founded Villa Maria at the age of 21. He had started out as an apprentice carpenter, but his Croatian community drank a lot of wine, and he fell in love with vineyards and wine itself. For most of the first decade it was a one-man band, but over almost 60 years he built Villa Maria up to
WHEN: Monday 20 May
one of the worlds most admired wine brands.
WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park,
He has been instrumental in the global success
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of New Zealand wine, and in 2009 received the
TIME: 7.00pm
first knighthood for services to the local industry. Last year he finally retired as Chief Executive to focus on his role as brand ambassador. This evening will also celebrate another Croatian wine family, the Jakicevich's, who started and own Glengarry to this day. It will be a family style dinner with shared plates, 13
and a full selection of some of the finest Villa Maria wines, right up to their icon Cabernet Ngakirikiri 2013. Read more....
MAVERICK WINES NZ RELEASE WITH RONALD BROWN | WELLINGTON Maverick Wines was established in 2004 by Ronald Brown. The objective was and is, to be one of the top artisanal boutique wineries in Australia. Although young, Maverick owns 75 acres of vineyards from the top terroirs across the Barossa and Eden Valleys. WHEN: Wednesday 22 May
Ronald
himself will be here in Wellington to present
WHERE: Glengarry Thorndon,
these stunning wines. Prepare to have some of
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your notions of Australian wine challenged!
TIME: 6.00pm Read more....
BLIND TASTING | GLENGARRY JERVOIS ROAD Following the huge success of our first blind tasting these will become a regular event. Our Sommelier, Grant Dingwall, will host a blind tasting with some of his favourite wines from around the world. This will be a fun tasting with some interesting, weird and wonderful wines from of all styles and a chance to test your tasting skills. As always the wines will be
WHEN: Wednesday 22 May
accompanied by a selection of dishes from
WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Rd,
Dida's Wine Lounge. Please let us know if you
54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby
have any dietary requirements in advance.
TIME: 7.00pm
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Book early as there are only 12 seats available. Read more....
MAVERICK WINES NZ RELEASE WITH RONALD BROWN | AUCKLAND Maverick Wines was established in 2004 by Ronald Brown. The objective was and is, to be one of the top artisanal boutique wineries in Australia. Although young, Maverick owns 75 acres of vineyards from the top terroirs across the Barossa and Eden Valleys. Ronald himself WHEN: Thursday 23 May
will be here in Auckland to present these
WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park
stunning wines. Prepare to have some of your
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notions of Australian wine challenged!
TIME: 7.00pm Read more....
TAKAPUNA WINE CLUB | MEET THE WINEMAKER, GIANNI FLEGO A true New Zealand original, Villa Maria Wine Estates, is over 55 years old, proudly displayed in Glengarry Wineletters from the early days, front and centre. You do have to appreciate what it has taken over the years to get this world-class, family-owned winery to its prestigious position, and you can put it down to the talent, attention to detail, and sheer
WHEN: Wednesday 29 May
determination of its founder Sir George
WHERE: Glengarry Takapuna,
Fistonich and his team.
Cnr Hurstmere & Killarney Takapuna TIME: 7.00pm
Join us as Gianni Flego, one of Villa Maria's winemakers, takes us through the winemaking
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process and we taste some of the top Villa Maria wines. As always, we have limited seats, so secure yours now! Read more....
ARDBEG CARNIVAL | GLENGARRY SPIRITS This year Ardbeg add a dash of carnival to their Ardbeg Day. They have released a limited edition bottling in Auckland that is retail exclusive to the Ardbeg Embassy at 54 Jervois Rd. Come and join us at Glengarry Spirits on June 1st for food, fun and tastings. Purchase the special Ardbeg, available from that day and only at out Glengarry Spirits store.
WHEN: Saturday 1 June WHERE: Glengarry Spirits,
Read more....
54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 1.00pm
That's it for this week's Sunday Sediment. Issue Ninety-Five will be winging its way to your inbox next Sunday. Cheers,
Jak Jakicevich
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