Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. The Sunday Sediment. Issue One Hundred and Twenty-Nine Welcome to the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth 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.
DOMAINE SEGUINOT BORDET
Currently working the 13th generation of the family business, Seguinot-Bordet have been producing wine in the commune of Maligny since the 18th Century, with records showing the family’s roots in Chablis stretching back as far as 1590.
Their signature Chablis comes off the Premier Cru vineyard Fourchaume, which they part own. With demand for their product at an all-time high, Seguinot-Bordet have had to start allocating their elegantly expressive, benchmark wines.
The man in charge, the brilliant Jean-Francois Bordet, has forged a wonderful union between the old and the new and taken his family house to another level. Jean-François has installed a brand new winery in Maligny and established a strict viticultural regime in the vineyards, with cropping levels reduced and the Chardonnay harvested later. With the exception of the Grand Cru, all the wines are cool fermented and matured on lees in stainless steel to achieve
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fresh, clean fruit underscored by the minerality that characterises the classic Chablis style.
1919 DISTILLING CO
It always starts with a dream. For Soren Crabb, the dream of creating his own brand of spirits, was born out of a passion for Rum and Gin. Settling into a distillery in Auckland, Soren set out to create a product that embraced New Zealand's rich history, which can be found in the company name, the botanicals they use, and the bottle design.
Named after the year in which New Zealanders stood up for their rights, 1919 Distilling was born. Using New Zealand's finest botanicals including; New Zealand grown organic oranges
and lemons, Otago Cherries, and Manuka Honey, they've created a truly unique, world class gin. Read More..
BLACK ESTATE
Black Estate is a 16-hectare property, of which 8 hectares is vineyard. Planted in 1994, the vineyard rests on a gentle slope of Omihi, Waipara. It is a family-owned vineyard on the warm, sunny slopes of the Waipara Valley, where the vines grow through clay and limestone soils to produce intense wines completely expressive of this site. Since the first harvest in 1999, Black Estate vines have produced complex and elegant fruit with dense weight and considerable length hallmarks of the site. To maximise the expression of site they employ considerable handwork throughout the season. Read More..
NICHOLAS BROWN Along with his role at Black Estate, Nicholas crafts wine for selected wineries and vineyards in Waipara Valley, where he has worked since
2002. Nicholas was winemaker at Daniel Schuster Wines between 2006 and 2009 and has learnt much from vintages spent in Marlborough, Chianti, Barolo, Napa and Oregon. Read More..
TASTINGS AND EVENTS
CRACKERS & CHEESE WITH HALLERTAU Join us as we host Killian Stafford, brewer from Riverhead's own Hallertau Brewing Company, for a taste of some new beers, old beers, sour beers and of course cheese and crackers! We'll be discussing what Hallertau are up to now and what they're planning for 2020 and all things beer related, so bring along your questions as we cheers with some beers. Tasting line-up includes; Hallertau #2 Statesman Pale Ale, Hallertau #7 Maximus IPA, Hallertau #8 Mr Yakimoto Rice Lager, Citrus Squeeze Sour and the new Hallertau 09 Beer of Auckland on tap. Read more...
WHEN: Wednesday 22 January 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Grey Lynn, 23 Williamson Ave Grey Lynn TIME: 7.00pm
GLENGARRY WINE ACADEMY | STAGE ONE
A four-week course | Wednesday 5th February, Wednesday 12th February, Wednesday 19th February, and Wednesday 26th February all starting 7pm. The course fee covers content for all four weeks.
WHEN: Wednesday 5 February 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West Auckland TIME: 7.00pm
Over the last 20+ years, the Glengarry Wine Academy has established itself as one of the leading wine educators in New Zealand. Initially created to train Glengarry staff, it is also widely used by the hospitality industry and wine enthusiasts. Informative, but never intimidating, the Glengarry Wine Academy courses are an opportunity for beginners as well as experienced aficionados to expand their knowledge and develop their interest. In stage 1 you learn about the varieties; stage 2 you explore their differing personalities around the world. In Stage 3 you take a major look a key wine making regions in the world. This course dives under the cover, you learn all about the great wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and many more. Read more...
BURGERS AND BEER WITH SAWMILL Join us as we host Logan Richmond, legend of Sawmill Brewing Company, and taste through the superb Sawmill core range as well as some new editions. They've teamed up with Ponsonby's own Burger Burger to bring you an intermission treat. We'll be discussing what Sawmill are up to now, what's coming in 2020 and all things beer related, so bring along your questions as we cheers with some beers. Tasting line-up includes; Hazy IPA (homegrown collaboration with ParrotDog), Pilsner, Passionfruit Sour, Dunkelweiss, XPA, Session IPA, and of course burgers!
WHEN: Wednesday 12 February 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Grey Lynn, 23 Williamson Ave Grey Lynn TIME: 6.00pm
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FAMILY OF TWELVE | KHYBER
PASS & VICTORIA PARK The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of our most prestigious and enduring artisanal wineries. Their goal is the promotion of New Zealand wine at its best, and the nurturing of long-term relationships via an exchange of information and ideas. Contrasting personalities, different wine regions and a variety of styles make up the twelve siblings, and they celebrate those differences while combining their individual strengths. KHYBER PASS WHEN: Wednesday 12 February 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Khyber Pass, 409 Khyber Pass Rd, Newmarket TIME: 6.00pm
VICTORIA PARK WHEN: Thursday 13 February 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West Auckland TIME: 7.00pm
KHYBER PASS We will be conducting a walk-around tasting featuring two wines from each of the Family of Twelve members. VICTORIA PARK We will be conducting a workshop tasting involving three flights of four Family of Twelve wines featuring aromatics, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
MOUNT EDEN GIN CLUB | THE WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL Among the recent global explosion, the alchemy aspect of gin distillation has led to the creations of weird and wonderful derivatives. Be it experimental and boundary pushing ingredients, the use of various casks, colours of bright pink and deep purple, or all of the above, there isn’t much the craft gin distillers haven’t tried. Tonight, we dive head first into the wonderland, tasting these creations neat, before mixing recipes recommended by the distillers themselves. This is not a night to miss! PS, yes there will be rose gin styles, a perfect date for Valentine's eve.
WHEN: Thursday 13 February 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Mount Eden, 417 Mount Eden Road TIME: 7.00pm
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CHAMPAGNE SALON 2008 TASTING EXPERIENCE | AUCKLAND
WHEN: Thursday 20 February 2020 WHERE: TBC Glengarry Wines Auckland TIME: 7.00pm
The mythical Champagne Salon is one of the world's greatest wines. Created by one man, they only make one wine, from one village, one variety, and only ever produced in exceptional vintages. The 2008 is only the 38th vintage to be released since the inaugural 1921. 100% Chardonnay from Les Mesnil-sur-Oger in the heart of the Cote des Blancs, the 2008 is the smallest harvest, and possibly the greatest ever at Salon. Only 8000 Magnums were produced, available to purchase only in the Oenotheque case, along with special late disgorged versions of the 2004, 2006 and 2007. We have special permission to open one just for this event. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to try all four of these wines together. We will also be tasting the stunning new 2012 vintage release from Salon's sister house of Delamotte. Our Fine Wine manager and Salon aficionado, Regan McCaffery, will lead us through the history and stories behind this legendary champagne. Read more...
CHATEAU LEOVILLE-LAS-CASES WITH FLORENT GENTY | WELLINGTON Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases is one of the greatest wine estates in the world. Sited in the appellation of Saint-Julien, they produce incredibly concentrated and elegant wines from their old plots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. We’re very pleased to welcome their representative Florent Genty to New Zealand for the first time. He will present some great vintages from Leoville-Las-Cases, as well as wines from two other excellent Bordeaux properties, Chateau Potensac in the Medoc and Chateau Nenin in Pomerol. Read more...
That's it for this week's Sunday Sediment. Issue One Hundred and Thirty will be winging its way to your inbox next Sunday.
WHEN: Tuesday 10 March 2020 WHERE: Glengarry Thorndon, 53 Hutt Road Pipitea TIME: 7.00pm
Cheers,
Jak Jakicevich