You may be familiar with the unexplained phenomenon of crop circles – but what about triangles?
Located in the heart of the Triangle, the staff of Sileni Estates arrived at the winery this morning to find a lush green triangle had appeared overnight within the iconic triangle that forms the centre of Sileni’s award winning grounds.
Surrounded by what appears to be dying brown grass, Chief Winemaker Grant Edmonds comments, “We are completely perplexed. We had certainly heard of crop circles but hadn’t heard of crop triangles. Perhaps our friends from outer space have tired of circles and developed an interest in good red wine from this triangle shaped sub region of Hawke’s Bay.”
The mystery triangle certainly has the team at Sileni scratching their heads and they would welcome feedback from any UFO watchers who can help to explain this puzzling phenomenon.
26 May, 2010
SILENI SPARKLING SERIES
Sileni Estates is delighted to announce the introduction of a trio of sparkling wines to our already impressive range.
The wines are a more traditional
Sparkling Brut made from Chardonnay, an aromatic
Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc and a delicious
Sparkling Rose. All three wines are made for current drinking and make great chilled aperitifs. They are just off dry, as sparkling wines go, with subtle flavour and a clean, fresh finish, making them very food friendly as well. We have also finished them with the Zork, a brilliant stopper that can be resealed and won't allow any of the negatives of cork taint or oxidation to ruin the moment. Don't wait for a special occasion - celebrate with a bottle from our new Sparkling Series today!
RECENT ACCOLADES
Our
Cellar Selection Chardonnay has had recent international success, being awarded 89 Points in the May edition of Wine Spectator Magazine in the USA.
'Bright & zippy, with lime and star fruit flavours that keep welling up as the finish lingers'.
89 Points, Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, USA, 31 May, 2010
Ruby, carmine and velvet, midway in depth, on a par with Coleraine. Is this the finest Cabernet Franc so far made in New Zealand? I think so, for the winemaker has respected the fruit by not swamping it with oak, as most producers have done previously. Instead the wondrous red rose florality and red berry fruits of cabernet franc dominate the bouquet. This wine is pleasing on the palate, helped by seeming not quite bone dry (the actual figure is well within the range considered 'dry' in reds). The quality of red fruits is superb, the oak subtle and potentially cedary, the wine truly an interim New Zealand benchmark for caberent franc, subtle and fine rather than big and clumsy / oaky. It is not a big wine, more on the scale of the Cheval Blanc, but the physiological maturity, and quality of oaking to reveal rather than obscure the variety, is exciting. It will be absolutely essential stock for education and training purposes, and lectures and tastings, quite apart from drinking. This wine is a revelation. Cellar 5 - 12 years.
Geoff Kelly, GeoffKellyWineReviews.co.nz, 2010
ORTON CATERING @ SILENI ESTATES
We were delighted to welcome Orton Catering to Sileni over the winter and have been working with them to establish a new function and events centre at Sileni.
Utilising the former Sileni Restaurant and associated facilities as the base for the venture, Orton Catering @ Sileni Estates now includes a range of indoor function rooms that have the ability to cater for private and corporate groups.
In addition, we are delighted with the spectacular new purpose built Estate Marquee set among the vines it is the perfect venue for larger functions, events and weddings.
For more information on Orton Catering @ Sileni Estate please
click here.
Sileni Estates in China
With Sileni's growing export sales, more and more time is being spent on the road supporting both our established and burgeoning markets. China is one such burgeoning market where the export potential for high quality New Zealand products, including wine, is huge. New Zealand's recently signed free trade agreement with China has resulted in many New Zealand companies, including Sileni, looking to China as an area of real growth potential.
On a recent visit to Beijing and Shanghai Sileni's CEO Graeme Avery and recently appointed Business Development Manager, Nigel Avery, caught up with TVNZ's Owen Polland to share their views on the potential of the Chinese wine market. Click
here to see the TV One News feature.
Parkhill Farm
Sileni Estates are proud to be working with Parkhill Farm based in Haumoana, Hawke's Bay in the management of the vineyard land within this most unique environment. Parkhill Farm is a relaxed living settlement within a fully managed pastoral farm and vineyard. Parkhill Farm boasts 71 hectres of land area, 35 freehold sections with no further subdivision, elevated sites – most with sea views and 48 hectares of vineyard and farm available for walking - amongst many other features.
If you would like more information please visit the
Parkhill Farm website.
Preparations are under way for the NZ Olive Festival being held at Sileni Estates on Saturday 18th September. The Festival will include olive oil tastings and olive appreciation workshops, cooking demonstrations, Olive Grower stalls, food and entertainment, along with childrens activities. An important aspect will be the educational workshops on how to easily use olive oil in your everyday cooking. Chefs will be demonstrating and visitors will be able to taste the difference in everyday dishes.
It’s time to kick up your heels and celebrate the launch of Hawke’s Bay’s iconic rosé wines. A ‘Hot Pink’ evening of superb wine, food, music and frivolity, welcoming spring into Hawke’s Bay is taking place at the Hawke's Bay Opera House plaza from 6pm - 9pm on Friday 17th September and proudly supporting the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation Sileni will be there featuring our much loved Cellar Selection Rose and newly released Cellar Selection Sparkling Rose. Tickets are on sale now at $28 from Ticketdirect, http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz/. For details on the event click here.
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