Lindis River Pinot Noir Wine, New Zealand

Lindis River "One by One"

noreply@blogger.com (Lindis River) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:38:00 +0000

When we planted our vineyard in 2000 we decided to create a "little Burgundy" within the vineyard. Vines in one small block were planted one metre apart with one metre wide rows. Everything in there needs to be done by hand, literally "one by one", and of course, as with the rest of our vineyard, organic practices are employed. In 2006 we made a small batch from these grapes and aged the wine in three barrels for 18 months. The extra time allowed all components to integrate fully. The result is a highly varietal wine which impresses with its elegance and balance, rather than simple fruit flavours and toasty oak components. The limited amount of Lindis River "One by One" will only be made available to the restaurant trade and directly to the public through our website. Please contact us via email, info@lindisriver.co.nz, for more information.

A musical evening at Mollies

noreply@blogger.com (Lindis River) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:16:00 +0000

Mollies is a small luxury hotel at St. Mary's Bay in Auckland. Mollies and music, in particular opera, go hand in hand. In association with the Auckland Opera Studio (www.aucklandoperastudio.co.nz/how_can_you_help.htm), the hotel plays host to musical evenings followed by dinner during the winter months. These are fund raising events to promote and assist young New Zealand singers with their careers. The latest evening featured soprano Aivale Cole ably accompanied by David Wickstead on piano. In her programme, "Leontyne n' Ella", Aivale sang arias inspired by Leontyne Price, while during the second half she changed tack and jazzed up the 80 strong audience with Ella Fitzgerald favourites. This brilliant performance was followed by an equally superb three course dinner which our 2006 Pinot Noir accompanied. We were humbled and pleased to share our wine with so many people in the same room. The team at Mollies can be congratulated for organizing such a memorable soirée.
The remainder of the 2009 programme can be viewed on Mollies website, www.mollies.co.nz. If you can't attend one of the evenings we can strongly recommend Mollies' candle lit dinner experience which is preceded by a small opera performance; or even better: a weekend of indulgence in this iconic hotel.

Appointment of Distributor

noreply@blogger.com (Lindis River) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:56:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce that our wine is now available in some Asian markets. Artisan Cellars (www.artisan-cellars.com) will be handling the distribution of our wine in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. They have a small and dedicated team and specialize in Burgundy and have added our wine to their portfolio after a recent vertical tasting of Comte de Vogüé Musigny. Initially, our 2006 Lindis River Pinot Noir will be available at their retail outlet with supply to the ontrade in the future. We wish Henry and his team all the best.