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For the coastal city of Funchal, on the south side of the island, they have mild winter temperatures with average temperatures of 16.7°C and warm summers with average temperatures of 23.2°C. Funchal yearly rainfall is 627 mm while the north side of the island is the windward side of the island and tends to get higher rainfall than Funchal. This 14 year old movie is based on the theme of climate change (global warming) bringing on a new ice age with extreme temperatures of -101°C and sea levels that rise by 7 metres. He is operational meteorologist for West Coast Weather and provides weather forecasts for the U.S. West Coast which includes agricultural forecasts for some of the major wine regions in California and Oregon.

It is no coincidence that Marlborough is the Mecca of New World Sauvignon Blanc and the heartland of New Zealand’s wine production. At the northeastern tip of the South Island it is sheltered from all the major and most extreme climatic influences, and instead has a sunny but fresh maritime climate – ideal for Sauvignon Blanc

Nautilus Estate has been producing wine in Marlborough since 1985, putting it firmly on the map of New Zealand’s biggest wine region. With several vineyards in Marlborough valley, Nautilus has vines in all of the major sub-regions of Marlborough including the Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys and Awatere Valley

Maceration is generally lighter which gives a lighter colour in their Waipara Pinot Noir and more gentle extraction of tannins. Two clones of Pinot Gris are used, which Dom says gives it complexity, and after two years in the bottle it shows aromatic richness with bright fruit notes and exotic spice and is full-bodied. This Chardonnay comes from two blocks, one block at the bottom of the terrace made with the B95 clone (which typically gives stone fruit character, and Dom vinifies in tank) and one block with the Mendoza clone (which typically gives more power and concentration, which Dom vinifies in barrel). The wines is so much lighter in colour (compared to the estate or single block Pinot Noir) but has many layers to it.