how do we see red?

Posted by Robin Ransom on 6 March 2011 | 0 Comments

As reported recently, Syrah and Merlot are the most planted red grape varieties in the Matakana region. Compare this with New Zealand as a whole, where Pinot Noir, (represented in Matakana by one small block of grapes in the Hyperion vineyard) is by far the most planted red with almost four times the acreage of Merlot. Cabernet Sauvignon is a very distant third and Syrah an even more distant fourth.

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