Winery Map Of New Zealand
The region is steeped in maori cultue while its vineyards are dedicated to white varieties including chardonnay chenin blanc and reisling.
Winery map of new zealand. Top new zealand wineries vineyards. Discover great wine producers near you. Sauvignon blanc and pinot noir are the main varieties but new zealand vineyard goes beyond these two. Fabulous wine tasting session the staff are simply lovely and so knowledgeable such an interesting place to visit see the downstairs cellar and the gardens are beautifully set out with reference to words from lovely ambience within this cellar door our sommelier ros was very helpful and offered a good selection of new and excellent vintage wines the winery was quite different to.
The beautiful and charming district of gisborne is the first place on a map of new zealand wine regions to see the sunrise. Browse wine growing regions maps find local wine events tastings and plan your winery visit. Marlborough waipara martinborough hawke s bay auckland canterbury central otago nelson gisborne bay of plenty and northland. New zealand s wine regions extend 1 600km 1 000 miles from subtropical northland 36 s down to central otago 46 s home to the world s most southerly vineyards.
The region has been producing wines since early pioneers recognised something special in the land and planted the first vineyards more than 140 years ago. In its lifetime it has experienced a relocation in 1897 a major rebuilding pursuit after the devastating hawke s bay earthquake and a massive expansion in 2007 that doubled. Like many other new world wines it is usually produced and labelled as single varietal wines or if blended the varietal components are listed on the label. New zealand s oldest winery mission estate was established in 1851 and can trace its history back to the arrival of a group of early settler french missionaries.
And marlborough plays a starring role in this success. New zealand wine map by wine folly. New zealand wine is produced in several winegrowing regions of new zealand the country s elongated island geography in the south pacific ocean results in maritime climates with considerable regional variation from north to south. Explore the map as you tour new zealand to find the vineyard and cellar door locations opening times for tastings contact details and the wineries that have restaurants.
With robust aromas and crisp flavours of gooseberry and capsicum sauvignon blanc has been a glittering success for new zealand. Our vineyards benefit from the moderating effect of our maritime climate no vineyard is more than 120km or 80 miles from the ocean long sunshine hours and nights cooled. New zealand wineries easy to use interactive map of curated list of wineries vineyards and wine events. Nz winery map look for and click on these icons to find out about the passionate people who make our wines.
Wine map of new zealand.