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$53.19 $52.19 price per bottle Expert Advice
| Wine maker notes |
| For the casual wine drinker who seeks adventure, excitement, and knowledge through wine, Ponga is a bold, expressive New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that shines through in category of traditional brand concepts, acting as a beacon for adventure, much like glowing underside of the Ponga fern used by natives to guide their path through this country’s mystical wilderness. Unlike other New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc brands that are either traditional estates or generic brand concepts, Ponga offers a unique path to discovery of New Zealand’s wild side. |
| Food pairing |
| Enjoy with a wide variety of seafood, especially Pacific oysters on the half-shell, or simply as a brilliant aperitif. |
| Producer |
| WELCOME TO Ponga Territory Let’s leave tonight. Head off into the far distance. Where laid-back adventuring and giggly smiles await. Along the way we’ll tell you our story. SIT BACK AND Grab A Glass On the northeast side of New Zealand’s South Island, the Wairau River flows north along the foothills and into the warm flatlands of Marlborough. It’s fertile country, temperate and dry, perhaps the best place on earth for growing Sauvignon Blanc grapes. This is where Ponga originates. But to really appreciate our wine, look east, deep into the misty forests of the Richmond Range. Or west toward the Kaikoura. Road trip county, where your destination is the journey itself. You’ll find the Ponga fern and awaken to ancient Maori influences. GREAT WITH FOOD. BETTER WITH FRIENDS. MAY THE Ponga Fern LIGHT YOUR WAY A symbol of New Zealand, images of the Ponga fern show up on railcars, flags, sports teams, and even New Zealand’s coat of arms. Endemic to New Zealand yet thirsty for travel, the Ponga makes its way around the world in the form of tattoos. New Zealanders proudly flying their flag. So how did it become this symbol? Ponga has a superpower. Known also as the silver fern, its power comes from the distinctive silver-white color on the underside of its leaves. The color seems to glow in the night, and many Maori stories are told about the Ponga lighting the way through a dark forest. In fact, it’s the Maori who call the silver fern “ponga. ” BY CANOE, BY TRAIL What’s Out There? The Maori, New Zealand’s indigenous people, arrived on the islands around 1300. To get there, they traveled by canoe across mind-boggling expanses of the Pacific Ocean. Because of its temperate climate, many settled in Marlborough, Ponga Territory. The silver fern, which the Maori call kaponga or ponga, became an essential element of the stories they told. The Ponga lights a way through a dark forest, a traveler reaches the destination. |
| ABV: | - |
| Distillery: | - |
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Region: | - |
| Size: | 750 ml |
| Availability: | Currently Out of Stock |
| Distributed by: | IW |
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