New Zealand wine’s story begins up north in the country’s oldest wine region, Northland. Most of the wineries are clustered around Kerikeri where in 1819, Anglican missionary Samuel Marsden ...

We agree. We chose Craggy Range 2020 Aroha Pinot Noir from the Te Muna Road vineyard as Robb Report’s “Best of the Best” wine from New Zealand in 2023. Because of the region’s overall smal ...

Sauvignon Blanc has been New Zealand’s most recognizable wine variety since the 1970s, often rivaled only in regional recognition by the Sauvignon Blancs of Sancerre. Roughly 72% of the country ...

New Zealand has 10 main wine regions. The North Island is home to Northland, Auckland, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa, and the South Island includes Nelson, Marlborough, North Canterbury, Waitaki ...

Check out Wine Spectator's latest ratings of refreshing Marlborough whites, including Greywacke, Invivo and Kim Crawford, for ...

Gibbston Valley in Central Otago wine region on the South Island in New Zealand. Photograph by Rolf_52, Alamy Stock Photo The Central Otago wine region, specifically stunning Gibbston, is also ...

There are now more than 160 wineries in the region, mainly centred around the main town of Blenheim and nearby Renwick. New Zealand’s largest and most famous wine-producing region, Marlborough ...

Below is a brief description and tasting notes on 15 of New Zealand’s award-winning Sauvignon Blanc wines. This green-skinned grape variety originated in France’s Bordeaux region but is now ...

Although very few Central Otago wines make it into the major retailers (the region only produces 3% of New Zealand’s wines), plenty of independent merchants stock a few. They’re not cheap ...

with vineyards that are among the farthest south of any wine region in the world. Just about every major red grape grows in New Zealand in some amount, including Gamay, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon ...

For decades, Cloudy Bay Vineyards has been nearly synonymous with New Zealand sauvignon blanc. The winery helped define the category with its first sauvignon blanc vintage in 1985, setting a ...