Winery New Zealand

New zealand winegrowers is the national organisation for the country s grape and wine sector with over 600 grower members and 700 winery members.

Winery new zealand. News media keep up to date with our latest press releases reports and statistics flick through image and video galleries and connect with us socially. New zealand found its place on the global winery map thanks to the homebred sauvignon blanc. 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. Wines brewed by numerous wineries in new zealand are nowadays exported to the us and many countries in europe.

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. Presently the country has over 500 boutique and small scale vintners and winemakers that produce top class wines in low quantities. New zealand s wine industry is one of the youngest in the world but the can do attitude of our pioneering winemakers and growers put in place a solid base for our innovative world class industry to flourish. 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.