New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is renowned for its exceptional wine, particularly Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region, which showcases vibrant acidity and distinct tropical fruit flavours. The country also produces high-quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with an increasing number of wineries embracing sustainable practices. Additionally, New Zealand has a growing craft beer scene, with breweries experimenting with local ingredients and innovative brewing techniques.
Kumeu River 2025 Estate Chardonnay
New Zealand White
Fragrant, toasty notes accompany a rich, peachy Chardonnay with refreshing acidity. The profile is layered and complex, with richness and freshness present together. Fruit for the estate selection comes from six vineyard sites in the Kumeu region. Warm, dry conditions throughout the growing season produced concentrated Chardonnay, and only selected grapes from those vineyards entered the bottling.
Matua 2022 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Ripe lemon, passion fruit and gooseberry open with a fresh herbal lift of cut grass and basil. The palate is bright and energetic, layering blackcurrant and tropical fruit over crisp acidity and a clean citrus line. Juicy without feeling broad, it finishes direct and refreshing. Serve with seafood, green vegetables or a simple goat-cheese salad.
Marisco 2024 The Ned Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Gooseberry, citrus peel and white tropical fruit open with a lively herbal lift. The palate is juicy and expressive, combining mango and passion fruit with a clear mineral line and bright acidity. Fresh citrus and white flowers carry the long finish, making this an easy match for goat cheese, green vegetables or simply prepared seafood.
Matawhero 2021 Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
New Zealand White
Ripe peach and melon lead a generous bouquet, joined by praline, nougat and a measured touch of vanilla. The palate is rich and weighty, with a creamy oak-shaped texture balanced by fresh acidity and a clean line of citrus. Generous without becoming heavy, it finishes long and harmonious. Pair with roast chicken, salmon or buttery mushroom dishes.
Greywacke 2014 Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Black Doris plum, raspberry, black cherry and strawberry conserve lead a fragrant, generous Pinot Noir. Cinnamon and clove add savoury spice around a dense, lively palate. Fruit from Marlborough's Southern Valleys was hand-harvested, chilled and sorted, with partial whole-bunch fermentation before sixteen months in French oak. The finish is long and energetic, balancing ripe fruit with fine structure.
The Crossings 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
New Zealand White
Fresh herbs, passionfruit and mandarin shape the aroma. Pure fruit and bright acidity lead into a complex, mineral finish. Fruit from the Awatere and Wairau valleys was harvested from March 26 to April 13. Individual parcels were fermented separately with selected yeasts during a long, cool fermentation. The wine is vegan and made from sustainably grown grapes, with 12.5 percent alcohol.
Sileni Estates 2024 Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Raspberry, cherry and floral notes shape the profile. The palate is fresh and rounded, with subtle spice and a soft, long finish. Fruit comes from cooler Hawke's Bay vineyard sites on gravel and clay soils. Fermentation takes place in closed-top stainless steel with gentle maceration and pump-overs, and a small proportion of the wine is matured in oak.
Villa Maria 2025 Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
New Zealand White
Lemon, passion fruit, guava and gooseberry appear with lime leaf, fresh-cut grass, asparagus and medicinal white cherry. The wine is dry and lively, with a snappy, citrus-led finish. Made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough, it is fermented cool in stainless steel. The profile remains fresh and direct, combining tropical fruit, citrus and green herbal notes.
Squealing Pig 2023 Rosé
New Zealand Rosé
Pale pink rosé made from Pinot Noir grapes offers candied apple, strawberry jam and a snappy finish, with 6 grams per litre of residual sugar. Stone fruit, fresh strawberry, a creamy citrus-tart character and orange pith are also present. The profile is juicy, bright and flavoursome. The wine comes from Marlborough, New Zealand; serve it well chilled and consume it now.
The Ned 2021 Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Wild strawberry, raspberry liquorice, dried oregano and allspice form the aromatic profile. The palate is fleshy and sweet-fruited, with opulent tannins, smoky French oak and a long, juicy finish. The Pinot Noir comes from Marlborough, New Zealand, with the winery rooted in the Waihopai Valley. A Marlborough peak served as a childhood playground for founder Brent Marris.
Paddy Borthwick 2025 Wairarapa Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Passion fruit is present in this Sauvignon Blanc. The estate vineyard lies in Gladstone, within Wairarapa, beside the Ruamahanga River. Stony, free-draining alluvial soils combine with warm daytime temperatures, cool nights and low rainfall. The fruit is grown and bottled at the family-owned estate, whose white wines are produced to reflect the characteristics of their regional setting.
Allan Scott 2025 Marlborough Pinot Gris
New Zealand White
Delicate peach, pear and a subtle floral lift appear in the aroma. The palate combines ripe stone fruit, pear and grain flavours, with a mouthwatering off-dry finish. Fruit from Wairau Valley vineyards is harvested in the cool early morning, gently pressed and cool-fermented in tank, with a portion fermented in old barrels. The wine contains twelve point five percent alcohol and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Satellite by Spy Valley 2021 Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Fresh citrus, stone fruit, apple and pear appear in the profile, alongside grassy notes, green capsicum, blackcurrant, passionfruit and melon. The palate is juicy and crisp, with citrus and white peach. Bright intensity, refreshing acidity and a dry finish are also present. Made from Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough, the wine contains thirteen percent alcohol by volume.
Seven Terraces 2019 Canterbury Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Cherries, raspberries and sweet spice sit with leather, cocoa and notes of forest floor and wet cedar. The palate is juicy and light-bodied, with silky texture, red fruit and earthy flavours. The Pinot Noir comes from a single vineyard in Canterbury, where the winery sits outside Christchurch. Teviotdale Hills provide shelter from Pacific winds, while warm northwesterly winds create a long growing season.
Astrolabe 2024 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Fruit came from the Awatere Valley, Southern Valleys, KÄkerengÅ« Coast and Wairau Valley. Free-draining stony and silty loam includes some clay or limestone. The fruit was machine-harvested in cool evening conditions, destemmed and lightly pressed with minimal skin contact. Clear, cold-settled juice fermented at low temperature in stainless steel with neutral yeasts. Alcohol is 13.5 percent, and bottling took place on June 4.
Opawa 2022 Pinot Noir Marlborough
New Zealand Red
Ripe plums, wild blackberries, savoury spices and a hint of toasty oak form the bouquet. The palate combines red fruit and liquorice with soft, fine tannins. Silky texture and juicy acidity bring freshness before a lingering finish. Violets and wild red flowers are also present. This medium-bodied Pinot Noir comes from Marlborough, New Zealand, and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Misty Cove 2021 Estate Series Pinot Noir Marlborough
New Zealand Red
Dark cherry, raspberry, floral notes and subtle spice form the bouquet. The rounded, smooth palate has a silky texture and a long, lingering finish. Made entirely from Pinot Noir, it carries 12.5 percent alcohol and comes from Marlborough on New Zealand's South Island. The winery focuses on expressive Pinot Noir from selected vineyard sites.
Mud House 2020 Central Otago Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
This New Zealand red shows moderately deep, bright pink-red colour with ripe red cherry, dried herbs, scented oak and spice. The medium-bodied palate is smooth-flowing, with chocolate-coated cherry, dark cherry and bramble. Wild-berry freshness, fine tannins and balanced acidity are present. The finish is long. The wine is bottled under screwcap and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Kumeu River 2025 Village Chardonnay
New Zealand White
Lively lime and lemon aromas meet flinty mineral character, fig and white peach. The mid-palate is weighty, with peach ripeness and crisp mineral acidity. One quarter was fermented in old French oak barriques and three quarters in stainless steel, leaving little oak influence. The wine was made from Chardonnay grown in Auckland and bottled under screw cap.
Delta Vineyard 2005 Marlborough Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Dark in colour, this Pinot Noir offers black cherry, vanilla and orange peel, with subtle herb, spice and beet notes. The palate is dry and balanced, ending with a long, silky finish. The fruit comes from Marlborough. The grapes were picked by hand, fermentation used both oak and tank, and maturation lasted eight months. The vineyard lies on heavy clay soils.
Giesen 2020 Uncharted Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Dark cherry and baked plum appear with smoky notes and vanilla. Sour cherry, fresh black cherry and herbs are also present, together with red and black fruit, cep and truffle. The wine is dry and made entirely from Pinot Noir grown in Marlborough. Alcohol is 13 percent. The exact release is identified as certified organic, sustainably produced and vegan, and it is bottled under screw cap.
Loveblock 2022 Organic Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Pale straw with green and gold tones, this Sauvignon Blanc shows summer meadow, oatmeal and loquat. Juicy peach and papaya meet flinty minerality, layered texture and a silky mouthfeel through a long finish. The fruit comes from the certified-organic Woolshed Vineyard in the Awatere Valley. Fermentation is divided among concrete eggs, amphorae, neutral oak and stainless steel.
Kumeu River 2025 Village Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Lifted red fruit aromas accompany a cool, round and fruity palate with chalky tannin and a dry, refreshing finish. The Pinot Noir comes from Rays Road in Hawke’s Bay, where wind-blown clay loess lies over limestone. Grapes were hand harvested, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation used indigenous yeasts, total cuvaison lasted two weeks, and maturation took place for seven months in tank.
Greywacke 2024 Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Honeydew melon and orange blossom appear with herb-garden botanicals, juicy lemon, steely cassis, pastis and wildflowers. Fruit comes from Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and central Wairau Plains, across alluvial soils, greywacke river stones and clay loams. The juice is lightly pressed, cold-settled and fermented mainly in stainless steel with cultured yeast, then kept on lees until late June.
Pegasus Bay 2023 Sauvignon Semillon Waipara Valley
New Zealand White
Guava, pineapple and melon lead the tropical profile, with grapefruit, honeysuckle, crushed herbs and struck match. Rich texture meets crisp acidity and a phenolic drive, with a prolonged finish. The blend is approximately seventy percent Sauvignon Blanc and thirty percent Semillon. Most Sauvignon fermented in stainless steel, while Semillon fermented in oak puncheons. Both varieties spent about ten months on their yeast lees, and the bottled wine aged another year before release.
Felton Road 2012 Bannockburn Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Pinot Noir shows strawberry jam, black cherry, smoke, celery salt, barnyard, thyme, light vanilla and carrot top. Raspberry jam, coffee, tobacco leaf, saddle leather and herbs are also present. The palate is dry, fresh and juicy, with intensity, balance and slight astringency. Four vineyards supply the fruit. The colour is cherry red, and alcohol is fourteen percent.
Blank Canvas 2020 Escaroth Vineyard Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Hazy cherry colour accompanies tart cherry, olive tapenade, forest moss, cherry blossom and pomegranate. The Pinot Noir comes from a dry-farmed, north-facing slope in Taylor Pass, planted on low-vigour clay. Half the fruit fermented as whole clusters, with the balance destemmed and crushed. Natural fermentation lasted fifteen days before twelve months in low-toast French oak and three months in tank.
Mount Edward 2020 Ted Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Bright red-ruby in colour, with plum, coffee and herb aromas and flavours. Smooth tannins accompany a lively, medium-long finish. Redcurrant, raspberry, liquorice and dark chocolate are also present. The Pinot Noir is grown organically in Central Otago under New Zealand certification, and the bottle carries thirteen and one-half percent alcohol. The overall texture is soft and supple.
Two Paddocks 2022 The Fusilier Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Light red fruit, gentle spice, smoky oak and a steely note appear with ripe dark cherry, plum pit, savoury detail, wild herbs and a mineral undertone. Medium youthful tannins, ripe acidity and a noticeable touch of new oak accompany a long finish. Pinot Noir fruit comes from a single vineyard in Bannockburn, within New Zealand's Central Otago region.
Rippon 2016 Mature Vine Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Pale yet saturated in colour, with a fine perfume of game, dry berries and cherry. Savoury, dry tannins accompany mouthwatering, meaty and herbal character. Raspberry, Asian five-spice, delicate herbs, crushed stone and firm, ripe tannins also appear. Medium- to full-bodied, the wine has a long finish and a slightly chewy texture. The Pinot Noir comes from biodynamically farmed vines in Central Otago, New Zealand.