Wine Regions / Oceania / New Zealand
Follow the place · Find your next connection
New Zealand Wine Regions
Which island, which grape, which next discovery? Follow New Zealand from familiar Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir into Chardonnay, aromatic whites and red blends, then choose a region that catches your curiosity.
North Island · choose your next place.
Auckland
A city name opens several vineyard journeys. Follow Auckland west toward Kumeū, north toward Matakana or across the water to Waiheke, with Chardonnay, Syrah and red blends along the way.
Explore the region →Look closer: Kumeū · Chardonnay & named vineyards
Gisborne
Turn east on the North Island and let Chardonnay lead the way. Gisborne’s growers, aromatic whites and smaller vineyard districts offer a different beginning for a New Zealand wine adventure.
Explore the region →Hawke’s Bay
New Zealand offers more than Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Hawke’s Bay opens a North Island conversation through Chardonnay, Syrah, Cabernet–Merlot blends and the river-shaped places behind them.
Explore the region →Northland
Begin near the northern end of New Zealand’s wine map. Northland brings a warmer maritime setting, early vineyard history and a broad grape conversation into the discovery.
Explore the region →Wairarapa
Follow Pinot Noir beyond the familiar southern destinations. Wairarapa brings river terraces, small winegrowing communities and the Martinborough name into a wider North Island story.
Explore the region →Choose a smaller growing area:
South Island · choose your next place.
Central Otago
Pinot Noir is the invitation, but it is only the beginning. Follow Central Otago’s mountains, basins and vineyard slopes into different places within New Zealand’s southern wine landscape.
Explore the region →Marlborough
Sauvignon Blanc is the familiar invitation; valleys, Pinot Noir and cellar choices broaden the journey.
Explore the region →Nelson
At the top of the South Island, Nelson offers a quieter turn in the wine journey: Moutere hills, Waimea plains, aromatic whites, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir invite a closer acquaintance.
Explore the region →North Canterbury
North of Christchurch, familiar grapes meet a changing landscape of plains, valleys and limestone country. Follow Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay into Waipara and the places beyond it.
Explore the region →Look closer: Waipara Valley · Riesling, Pinot Noir & Pegasus Bay
Waitaki Valley
Follow a river toward the South Island’s eastern coast. Waitaki Valley brings limestone slopes, river gravels and a cool-climate wine journey into view, with Pinot Noir and aromatic whites to lead the way.
Explore the region →Let a grape suggest the journey.
Sauvignon Blanc can begin in Marlborough; Pinot Noir can lead to Wairarapa, North Canterbury or Central Otago. Chardonnay opens Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne and Nelson, while Riesling suggests another South Island route.
These are invitations, not exclusive territories. Each regional introduction offers more grapes and wines to follow. The country collection will continue to grow.
Who helped these places find a voice?
Meet the families and teams behind the wine, then return to the map with another question.
Keep the adventure moving.
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