Exceptional vintage 2019 in New Zealand

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We came to New Zealand in March earlier this year, just when the 2019 harvest was about to begin. We saw lots of fine grape bunches and we had the feeling that it would be a good harvest, a great vintage. And it was.

In fact, 2019 is an exceptional vintage, in all regions, from the northernmost on the North Island to the southernmost on the South Island. The summer was long and warm with just the right amount of cool temperatures during the nights. Very good conditions for good maturity and good acidity. However, the volumes were less than expected.

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Pinot noir almost ripe in Central Otago, New Zealand
Pinot noir almost ripe in Central Otago, New Zealand, copyright BKWine Photography

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Britt Karlsson
Maker of World's Top Wine Tours. On WBI's Power List of wine journalists. Wine Profile of the Year 2011. We've been named World's Top Wine Tours by Travel + Leisure Magazine. We've written a wine book that won the award World's Best Wine Book for Professionals and another that's been awarded Best Wine Book in Sweden for Professionals. We had (probably) the first web site on wine in Scandinavia in 1996. We publish one of the most read independent wine newsletters on wine. And lots of other things we're proud of too.
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Britt Karlsson
Maker of World's Top Wine Tours. On WBI's Power List of wine journalists. Wine Profile of the Year 2011. We've been named World's Top Wine Tours by Travel + Leisure Magazine. We've written a wine book that won the award World's Best Wine Book for Professionals and another that's been awarded Best Wine Book in Sweden for Professionals. We had (probably) the first web site on wine in Scandinavia in 1996. We publish one of the most read independent wine newsletters on wine. And lots of other things we're proud of too.
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