McArthur Ridge’s Southern Tor Pinot Noir 2023 has been awarded Platinum at the prestigious 2025 Decanter World ...

New Zealand's Māori winemakers are leading the wine industry to embrace the country's indigenous roots. These winemakers navigate a delicate balance between amplifying heritage while also ...

Although smaller than California, New Zealand now has 10 main wine regions, most of them near the coast except for Central Otago. (New Zealand Winegrowers) According to Ryan Woodhouse, the New Zealand ...

New Zealand’s first Maori-owned wine business is part of Kono, a company that brings together over 4000 families to produce and export food, wine, beer, seafood and fruit. The award-winning wines are ...

According to the New Zealand Wine Growers Statistical Annual 2005, between 1995 and 2005 the number of local wineries more than doubled, to 516 from 204, and total production climbed to 102 ...

When Worlds Collide: A Shifting Wine Map. Share. ... I’ve even heard winemakers in Sancerre describe their Sauvignon Blanc-based wines as “New Zealand style”—unthinkable a few decades ago.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- In 2005, New Zealand welcomed its 516th winery, planted its 49,000th acre of wine grapes and sold 11.5 million cases of wine worldwide.

Mention New Zealand to any wine lover and the first thing that comes to mind is Sauvignon Blanc, and for good reason: Of the 103,000-plus acres of wine grapes growing there, about two-thirds of ...

It’s the Amisfield RKV Pinot Noir 2006 (the current release, 2012, is $120 and very hard to find.). Sauvignon Blanc might have been the varietal that put New Zealand on the map wine-wise, led by ...

New Zealand’s first Maori-owned wine business is part of Kono, a company that brings together over 4000 families to produce and export food, wine, beer, seafood and fruit. The award-winning wines are ...