We had Pegasus Bay wines presented to us by Ed Donaldson, Marketing Manager, who was informative and entertaining throughout the evening. Our club ordered 109 bottles from Pegasus.
Some of the information he imparted to us was:
- Their venture started as a curiosity by Ed’s father, a surgeon 40 years ago.
- That they have 40ha now planted in vines.
- Their vines are not grafted from root stock.
- They used to get grapes for their Main Divide range strictly from other growers/friends, this has now changed as they planted vines in 2008 to cover half this load.
- There is seven family members involved in the day to day running of the business.
- They export half of the wine they make to approx. 20 countries, including the UK, Belgium, Holland and Australia.
- They will be 40 years old next year.
As a reminder of the wines we tasted during the evening:
- Main Divide Rosé 2023 – Welcome wine a mixture of Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pegasus Bay 2021 Sauvignon Blanc had less than 15% Semillon added
- Pegasus Bay 2020 Chardonnay the grapes for this were foot stomped!
- Pegasus Bay 2023 Bel Canto ‘Dry Riesling’ this is a really important grape variety for the area, these grapes are picked really late in the season – Bel Canto translates as beautiful music/singing
- Main Divide 2021 Te Hau Pinot Noir
- Pegasus Bay 2020 Merlot Cabernet
- Pegasus Bay 2021 Finale ‘Noble Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
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