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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
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
Highland Cattle at Fancrest Estate?
Why does Fancrest Estate have Highland Cattle in their vineyard? Have you ever seen a highland cow? They are the cutest and fluffiest cows you’ll ever meet. And they are also the oldest registered breed of cattle in the world. How cool is that? If you’ve been to, or driven
Are Organic Wines Better?
We have chosen BioGro to certify us as 'Organic' so that when you buy our Pinot Noir, you are guaranteed that the highest organic standards have been met every step of the way, both in the vineyard and in the winery. The BioGro logo on our wine guarantees that it
Pinot Noir 101
Pinot Noir is without doubt, one of the world’s most popular red wines. It's made from thin-skinned red/black grapes that grow best in cooler regions. It’s also notoriously difficult to grow, having a well-deserved reputation as "the heartbreak grape". When all the right elements fall into place, it produces lighter-bodied
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
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
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
North Canterbury Wine & Food Celebration 5 March 2023
The Festival Set under the oaks in Glenmark Domain is the coolest little wine festival. Unfortunately, we’ve had a tough couple of years due to our old friend COVID, but the North Canterbury Wine & Food Festival 2020 was certainly one to remember. Over 4,000 of you fine folk hit
