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Taste of Terroir
What is "Terroir"? Serious wine talk inevitably arrives at the question of whether a wine honestly expresses its Terroir. Terroir comprises all the unchanging physical elements of a place that can affect the character of wine made from it. Terroir includes soil composition, latitude, elevation, contour, sun exposure and climate (but not
Health Benefits of Pinot Noir
Resveratrol The debate on whether drinking red wine is good is ongoing. It's thought that the health benefits associated with drinking red wines are mainly associated with a powerful antioxidant called resveratrol. Resveratrol might help prevent damage to blood vessels, reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) and prevent
The Story Behind Our Logo
Designer Chuck House, Icon Group, Santa Barbara, USA A successful wine package is a sculpture of the moment, an authentic expression of time and place. At its best, it transcends the past and the present with a vision of the future that is uniquely its own."--- Chuck House The wine
Beyond Organics: Regenerative Agriculture
What is Regenerative Agriculture? “Regenerative Agriculture” is a way of farming that aims to reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity. The desired outcome is to drawdown carbon and improve the water cycle. Specifically, Regenerative Agriculture is a holistic land management practice that leverages
Best Fancrest Estate Wine and Food Pairings
Our Favourite Pinot Noir Food Pairings Here are some of our favourite pairings. What you'll probably notice right away is just how versatile these lovely wines are. Snacks Try wholegrain crackers, salami, or soft goat cheese. Nuts and dried fruit are also great with our Pinot Noir. Appetizers Our Pinot
How to Enjoy a Natural Pinot Noir
Tasting natural wine is not very different from tasting conventional Pinot Noir. Pinot noir is intriguing. It can be at once powerful, sensual, floral, fruity, earthy, mineral. Well-grown pinot noir from great terroirs can be extraordinarily complex. Pinot noir is pretty fickle to grow, but with heaps of attention in
Summer in the vineyard at Fancrest Estate?
Grand Growth in the vineyard at Fancrest Estate
The Wine Medals Race
Is the Wine Medals Race worth the effort Wine competitions and awards were always intended to recognize and celebrate the best wines in the market. However, their proliferation has made things a bit confusing for consumers. We will try to give our perspective on the complicated mess of wine competitions
New Directions after Covid-19
The hospitality sector in New Zealand was, without question, one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis. As a supplier to that industry we certainly felt the knock-on effect. And while the majarity of our wine is sold direct to consumers, the pandemic definitely affected consumer behaviour: Discretionary spending
