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The Fat Pig Winery

The Fat Pig Winery. Grant C Klover Mod 5 Wines of the Southern Hemisphere. Located in the Northland. 177 Puketotara Road  Kerikeri. Description . Small, hands on vineyard All grapes except Pinot-Gris are grown on site

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The Fat Pig Winery

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  1. The Fat Pig Winery Grant C Klover Mod 5 Wines of the Southern Hemisphere

  2. Located in the Northland • 177 Puketotara Road  Kerikeri

  3. Description • Small, hands on vineyard • All grapes except Pinot-Gris are grown on site • Pinot-Gris comes from their family block in Takou Bay- 10 minutes up the road • Goal is to produce quality wine • Describe their vineyard as “compact, quirky, and user friendly” • Have lots of animals at the vineyard

  4. The Cellar door….

  5. History • Owners Bruce & Sue purchased the property in 2001; it was at the time a kiwifruit orchard. • First vines planted in 2003- Syrah • Began producing wine in 2005 • Next began to plant Sauvignon-Blanc, Chardonnay, & Pinot Gris • All work on the vines is done by Bruce & Sue, from spraying, bunching, and thinning to leaf plucking etc.  "no one touch's the grapes"  • Now produce approx 13,000 bottles yearly, which is mainly sold through our Cellar door.

  6. Wines • Available now: • Char-boar-nay     $ 20.00 • Matured in French oak, whole bunch pressed. • Syrah                    $ 25.00 • Wonderful soft earthy wine. • Runty Rose           $ 18.00 • Made from 100% Syrah grapes. Numerous medal winner, has its own cult following in the Far North. • Sav Blanc             $ 18.00 • More tropical than southern styles • Pinot Gris             $ 22.00 • Grown on our family block overlooking Takou Bay. • Wild Boar Port     $ 25.00 • Ruby in style

  7. Awards • Winery Scoop Medals (09/21/10) • Fat Pig Vineyard won three medals in the international show. • Owners Bruce and Sue Soland entered three new wines at the last minute after the wines arrived back from bottling only a few days before the contest. • “What is most pleasing is that our sauvignon blanc, entered in a competition for the first time, has won a bronze medal. • “We had many critics saying you can’t grow savy in the north.” • Fat Pig won silver for its chardonnay and bronze for its pinot gris.

  8. News • Their shop, Cellar Door, is open 7 days a week 11am to 6pm • They are at the Kerikeri Farmers Market every Sunday 8am to 12am • They also go to the Farmers Market on the Village Green in Paihia every Thursday 2pm to 6pm • Most recent event they hosted was Little Vineyards of Kerikeriin December2011 • Sadly Because of the weather the Christmas Party was cancelled

  9. Sources • http://www.fatpig.co.nz/ • http://www.winesofnz.com/Wineries.aspx • http://northland-nz.tumblr.com/page/2

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