New Zealand Wine

The first Vines planted in new Zealand are credited to an English Preist by the name of Samuel Marsden, in his diary, on the 25th of September 1819, he wrote down that he planted a vine in the rich grounds of the Stone Store, Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands.

A very simple answer to the question thanks to the writings of Samuel Marsden.

There are 700 wineries and 600 grape growers in New Zealand, with 400 million bottles being produced. In 2023, New Zealand as a collective, crushed 501,000 tonnes of grapes, producing 360.7 million litres of grape juice.

The wine regions of New Zealand:

• Marlborough Wine Region
• Hawke’s Bay Wine Region
• Central Otago Wine Region
• Gisborne Wine Region
• North Canterbury Wine Region
• Wairarapa Wine Region
• Nelson Wine Region
• Auckland Wine Region
• Northland Wine Region
• Waitaki Valley Wine Region

Some of the grapes used in the production of New Zealand wines:

• Sauvignon Blanc
• Pinot noir
• Chardonnay
• Pinot gris
• Riesling
• Shiraz
• Gewürztraminer
• Albariño