Regions / New Zealand
New Zealand wine regions
5 regions and 12 producers, with the grapes each one is built on.
Producers
12 New Zealand wineries worth knowing.
Ata Rangi
Martinborough, Wairarapa · founded 1980
New Zealand's most revered Pinot Noir producer, planted in 1980 on free-draining gravel in the cool Martinborough Terrace.
Cloudy Bay
Marlborough · founded 1985
The winery that put Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc on the global map in 1985, creating the benchmark for the pungent, citrus-driven style copied worldwide.
Craggy Range
Havelock North, Hawke's Bay · founded 1998
A showcase estate for Hawke's Bay terroir, with the Sophia Bordeaux blend and Te Kahu Merlot demonstrating New Zealand's potential for world-class reds.
Dog Point
Marlborough · founded 2002
Founded by ex-Cloudy Bay winemakers, Dog Point makes Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with added complexity and a benchmark Section 94 fermented in oak.
Felton Road
Bannockburn, Central Otago · founded 1997
Central Otago's most celebrated estate, producing biodynamic Pinot Noir of remarkable concentration from the rocky schist soils of Bannockburn.
Kumeu River
Kumeu, Auckland · founded 1944
Producing the most Burgundian Chardonnay in New Zealand, the Brajkovich family makes Mate's Vineyard from 40-year-old Chardonnay clones with oxidative winemaking.
Neudorf
Upper Moutere, Nelson · founded 1978
Tim and Judy Finn's Nelson estate is the most respected in the region, producing Moutere Chardonnay and Pinot Noir of Burgundian concentration.
Palliser Estate
Martinborough · founded 1989
A Martinborough estate producing Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling of great quality from the free-draining gravel terraces of the Wairarapa.
Pegasus Bay
Waipara, North Canterbury · founded 1986
The benchmark estate of Waipara, producing Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Pinot Gris of great complexity from the sheltered alluvial valleys north of Christchurch.
Rippon
Wanaka, Central Otago · founded 1974
A stunningly situated estate on the shores of Lake Wanaka, producing some of Central Otago's most complex Pinot Noirs from biodynamically farmed vines.
Te Mata Estate
Havelock North, Hawke's Bay · founded 1896
New Zealand's oldest winery, producing Coleraine, the country's most celebrated Cabernet-Merlot blend, from estate vines on limestone-based Havelock Hills soils.
Villa Maria
Mangere, Auckland · founded 1961
New Zealand's most awarded winery and a major force in establishing the country's reputation for quality Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris globally.
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