Pegasus Bay Vineyards

43°05′35″S 172°46′06″E / 43.092947°S 172.768400°E / -43.092947; 172.768400Wine regionNorth CanterburyFounded1986; 38 years ago (1986)VarietalsRiesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Sémillon, GewürztraminerTastingOpen to the publicWebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Pegasus Bay is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery based in Waipara, New Zealand.[1]

Pegasus Bay winery is the second largest winery in Canterbury and considered within the New Zealand wine industry as a standard setter for the industry in the region and rated 'Canterburys top winery' by Michael Cooper in the Wine Atlas of New Zealand 2003. The winery was set up by Ivan Donaldson in 1986 and run by his family. Mr Donaldson is also the wine columnist for The Press newspaper in Christchurch.

Wine styles

Pegusus Bay produce:

  • Sauvignon blanc/Semillon
  • Pinot noir
  • Merlot Cabernet
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay

See also

  • New Zealand wine
  • Pegasus Bay

References

  1. ^ Kenny, Jake (15 April 2021). "One of Canterbury's oldest wineries started in a garage". Stuff. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

Sources

  • Fine wines of New Zealand Archived 12 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • Pegasus Bay Vineyards
  • Winestate Magazine Archived 6 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine