Rhythm and Alps announces Black Cottage partnership for its premier New Year’s Eve music festival!

by Black Cottage on 05/09/2019

Rhythm and Alps has just announced Black Cottage as the official wine supplier for its premier New Year’s Eve music festival, held in the picturesque Cardrona Valley.

Black Cottage will be the exclusive wine for sale at the epic three-day music event which hosts 10,000 party goers and over fifty international and local artists.

Rhythm and Alps Festival Director, Alex Turnbull, said “The team are really proud to be working with Black Cottage, an up and coming, family-run, South Island wine brand. But, more importantly, our festival goers get to enjoy of the approachable and delicious wines Black Cottage produces.”

Black Cottage Event Manager, Kate Guthrie said “It’s a perfect partnership. We produce New Zealand wines full of ‘gusto’ that are made for celebrations, good friends and to be enjoyed while doing something amazing – Rhythm and Alps is definitely that event for us.”

To provide greater insight into Black Cottage wines and to further the festival experience, Black Cottage representatives will be hosting wine tasting sessions on the 31st of December. Ticket holders will be one of the first in the country to try the brand new and very special Black Cottage Frizzante, a lightly sparkling rosé, currently under production, and set for release in time for the event.

To celebrate the partnership, Black Cottage will be giving away double passes to Rhythm and Alps. Follow Black Cottage on Facebook and Instagram and look out for the promotion.

Visit: Rhythm and Alps for more information www.rhythmandalps.co.nz Event held December 29 – 31 Wanaka, New Zealand.

Rhythm and Alps is a music festival that runs from 29th – 31^st of December. Just 15 minutes from Wanaka and 40 minutes from Queenstown, festival goers can camp onsite or catch daily transport back to Wanaka or Queenstown. Rhythm and Alps is the premier festival of the South Island, catering to 10,000 partygoers. There are 50 international and local acts performing across four stages with the best sound and lighting production in the country. All stages deliver the highest standard of production in New Zealand, giving the festival goer, a complete visual and sonic experience like nothing else.

Top 100 Value Wines – Sauvignon Blanc

by Black Cottage on 11/07/2018

Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2017 is in the Top 100 Value Wines of 2018

A top USA wine publication, Wine and Spirits Magazine, has just listed Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2017 in their TOP 100 VALUE WINES of 2018 and awarded the wine an amazing 92 points.

“This is great news for Black Cottage and particularly for our counterparts in the USA who are very excited by the award.” says winemaker/owner David Clouston. “At Black Cottage we focus on crafting delicious wines that over-deliver, therefore being in the TOP 100 VALUE WINES is exactly where we want to be.”

So what does this Top 100 value wine actually taste like? Well, the review published in Wine and Spirits Magazine describes Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2017 like this:

“Like crunching into a celery stalk,
this young, vibrant wine is refreshing
up front and mellow in its finish.
Notes of quinine, lime and parsley add breadth.
It’s slinky and silky evoking
platters of salt-baked cod.”
– Reviewed by Sarah Sutel Looper

We like the sound of that!

Sauvignon Blanc – Top 5 Finalist in Winestate Magazine

by Black Cottage on 12/01/2017

Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2016 is awarded Top 5 Finalist in Winestate Magazine.

Winestate Magazine has just published their Wine of Year Special Edition 2016. And Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2016 is a TOP 5 FINALIST in the Sauvignon Blanc category!

Winestate is Australia’s leading independent wine magazine and the country’s oldest wine publication. Moreover each year Winestate publishes their top scoring wines of the year. As a result these top scoring wines go head to head in the competition.

“It is fantastic to see Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc as a Top 5 finalist,” notes Winemaker Dave Clouston. “First of all the wine scored 4 ½ stars and Best in Class, which was a great result in itself. Finally it went on to get Top 5 – we are stoked.”

Harvested at optimum ripeness from hand tended vineyards in Marlborough, the grapes for Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2016 were gently pressed. Furthermore the juice was fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel to maximise fruit purity and varietal character. The wine has a pungent nose full of guava, white currant, wet stone, Kaffir lime leaf and gooseberry. The lively palate shows mouthwatering acidity and is packed full of grapefruit pith, honey dew melon and a touch of crushed herbs.

To find our more about Winestate Magazine visit their website: https://winestate.com.au/

New World Gold

by Black Cottage on 22/09/2016

Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2016 wins GOLD at the New World Wine Awards.

Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc 2016 has just won a gold medal at the 2016 New World Wine Awards. “There were a record number of entries in this year’s show.” notes Winemaker Dave Clouston, “1,319 wines were judged from 159 wineries, so it is a particularly satisfying result for us and we are thrilled”.

Wine critic Sam Kim rates the wine 93 points, 5 stars and describes it as “Impressively aromatic on the nose displaying passionfruit, nectarine, lime zest and sweet basil characters.” While renowned wine reviewer Raymond Chan comments “The wine has good linearity and fine-textures that carry to a fresh, zesty finish of gooseberries, passionfruit and minerals.” If you like Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, you are going to love the Black Cottage!

For three consecutive years, Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc has won gold:

2016 Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc – Gold, New World Wine Awards.
2015 Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc – Gold, International Aromatic Wine Competition.
2014 Black Cottage Sauvignon Blanc – Blue Gold, Sydney International Wine Competition.