Winesale.co.nz Blog

I was watching the news the other day and I saw Lady Gaga dressed in raw meat.  A naked dish sprinkled with talent and thinly sliced beef!  But what about the wine? By itself the “meat”,  thinly sliced (Carpaccio as the Italians call this dish) with a beautifully sprinkling of aged Parmigianino cheese, a drizzle of Olive oil and a few capers would be a beautiful  compliment for an Italian Chianti, or a Sassoregale, or even a good Cabernet/ Merlot from New Zealand.

So what is the perfect wine for a  dish that combines elements of naked freshness with a hearty beef dish that needs a beautiful red? The answer is (of course) a Mebus Estate Pinot Noir – forest floor dark fruit and beautifully integrated oak without being overtly fruity. This wine should be a perfect balance between the sweetness of Gaga and the heartiness and the elegance of the Carpaccio beef. Combine this most intimidating dish with this wine and life could be surprisingly great!

Since the creation of the Kea Point wine label in 2008, Winesale.co.nz has sold 30,000 bottles with twenty cents from the sale of each bottle going to the Threatened Species Trust. The trust is administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and The Forest and Bird Society.

The desire to support the conservation of New Zealand’s native wildlife treasures inspired the creation of the label. Although specific numbers of Kea is hard to determine, it is estimated there are fewer than 5000 birds left in the wild.

The $6,000 raised for the trust has been earmarked for Kea research and conservation.

Winesale.co.nz intends to continue its association with the Threatened Species Trust and raising money for the trust through sales of the Kea Point wine range.

Kea Point is a landmark in the Mt Cook/Aorangi National Park.

Pictured at the cheque presentation – from left to right, Tim Amos, DOC, Mike Britton, General Manager Forest and Bird, Grant Archibald, CEO Winesale.co.nz, Brendon Nottage, Product Manager/ Buyer Winesale.co.nz

For more information on the trust click on the link –

http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/sponsorships-and-partnerships/threatened-species-trust-programme/

Well it has been a long time between drinks but we have found the post button in time to run through some of the magnificent wines we have recently added to the website.

It has always been our mission to provide the best wines at the best prices, be it a tasty Sauvignon for no more than a tenner to premium Pinot Noir quality.

Recently the Royal Easter show announced the 2010 winners and we thought, “Hey! Wouldn’t it be great to get all the Gold Medal Pinot Noirs we could for all our hedonsitic Pinot Noir lovers to try?”  And if we bought most of them we would almost certainly end up with the Trophy winning wine in the selection.

Well, what do you know? Not only did we get the Pinot Noir Trophy winner, the Mondilla Central Otago 2008, the same wine was judged Champion wine of the show. What a coup!

All of these wines are of tremendous quality and deserve their gold medal status. Wines of such quality are not cheap – these wineries and their winemakers put their heart and soul into producing wines that can foot it with wine from any of the great wine regions of the world. These wines are some of the highest standard wines ever produced in New Zealand and we commend these fantastic wineries for their efforts.

Some of the gold medal winning Pinots are in short supply and are not widely available in New Zealand.  Some are only sold through the winery’s website. So get in quick and let everyone know that Winesale.co.nz has the best Pinot Noir in New Zealand - officially!