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The Best Wineries in New Zealand

The 60 venues on this page are wineries and wine estates in New Zealand, including Ata Rangi, Craggy Range and Wairau River Wines. Many work with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, and several of the estates are in Blenheim. We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards.

Entries are arranged in alphabetical order. Each includes the venue's town or city, a short description and awards from independent sources, with a link to its full guide page.

How this list is chosen: Every estate here is in New Zealand. When more qualify than the list can hold, En Primeur Club chooses among them by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order.

  • Akarua Winery

    Nevis, New Zealand

    Akarua Winery brings Central Otago’s alpine viticulture into a quiet cellar-door format: estate tastings, vineyard views, and a portfolio led by Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, sparkling wine, and dessert styles. The draw is terroir rather than theatre, with a 50-hectare Bannockburn estate, sustainable production philosophy, and a relaxed seated pace suited to visitors who want conversation as much as a glass.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Akitu

    Wānaka, New Zealand

    Akitu belongs to the quieter, site-specific side of Wānaka wine: a small Central Otago estate devoted entirely to Pinot Noir, with a 12-hectare vineyard at 380 metres in the Upper Clutha Basin. The draw is not breadth but focus, from estate Pinot Noir to Pinot Noir Blanc, framed by mountain and vineyard views rather than cellar-door theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Alan McCorkindale Limited

    Christchurch, New Zealand

    Alan McCorkindale Limited belongs to the quieter side of Christchurch-area wine travel: a small Waipara Valley producer shaped by limestone soils, cool-climate varieties, and a European-influenced cellar language. The draw is not spectacle but terroir literacy, especially for drinkers interested in Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and sparkling styles from North Canterbury.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Allan Scott Family Winemakers

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Allan Scott Family Winemakers gives Marlborough’s cellar-door culture a relaxed, estate-level expression: family ownership, vineyard views, and a tasting format that suits visitors who want context without ceremony. The draw is the link between the region’s cool nights, sunny days, gravelly soils, and a broad portfolio spanning Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, rosé, and sparkling wine.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Alpha Domus Winery

    Hastings, New Zealand

    Alpha Domus Winery is a small, family-owned Hawke’s Bay cellar door in Hastings, working from a certified-organic, single-vineyard estate in the Bridge Pa Triangle. Expect a relaxed tasting format, aviation-themed labels, Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, Chardonnay and aromatic whites, with the land and climate doing more of the talking than cellar-door theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Amisfield Wine

    Queenstown, New Zealand

    Amisfield Wine is a serious Central Otago stop for travellers who want the region’s Pinot Noir story told through both cellar-door tasting and a polished bistro format. The draw is the estate scale, organic production, Lake Hayes setting, and a kitchen that treats wine pairing as part of the main event rather than an add-on.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ara Wines

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Ara Wines is a Marlborough-focused producer with an Auckland presence, built around cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Rosé from a single-estate river-terrace site. The draw is not cellar-door theatre but terroir clarity: sustainable farming, a large estate footprint, and a portfolio that includes Ara Zero alcohol-removed wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Aronui Wines

    Nelson, New Zealand

    Aronui Wines gives Nelson’s Upper Moutere a culturally grounded, site-led expression: Māori-owned, sustainably farmed, and built around single-vineyard wines from Whenua Matua. The appeal is less cellar-door theatre than a clear reading of clay soils, cool-climate aromatics, and a boutique production scale under the Kono Beverages and Tohu Wines umbrella.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Askerne Estate Winery

    Havelock North, New Zealand

    Askerne Estate Winery fits the relaxed Hawke’s Bay cellar-door tradition: estate-grown wines, a casual vineyard setting, and a format that works for mixed groups rather than formal collectors only. The Havelock North estate is strongest as a terroir-led stop, with Tuki Tuki Riverbed soils, coastal influence, and a broad portfolio spanning aromatic whites, reds, rosé, sparkling, and dessert wine.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ata Rangi

    Martinborough, New Zealand

    Ata Rangi is one of Martinborough's founding organic estates, established in 1980 and now. The name translates as 'new beginning,' a phrase that has proven accurate: what began as a dairy farmer's pivot to viticulture now sits among the Wairarapa's most respected addresses. The estate's boutique scale and organic credentials place it in a distinct tier within New Zealand fine wine.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Ataahua Wines

    Amberley, New Zealand

    Ataahua Wines reads Amberley through Waipara’s terraces: a small family-run estate working with Syrah, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay on clay loam and river-terrace soils. The appeal is less cellar-door spectacle than land literacy, with sustainable farming, a quiet vineyard setting and a portfolio shaped by North Canterbury’s dry, structured wine country.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Auntsfield Estate

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Auntsfield Estate is a heritage-led Marlborough winery in Blenheim, rooted in an 1873 vineyard and a single-vineyard production model. The draw is not scale or spectacle, but a quiet estate setting where Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Rosé are framed through glacial soils, family stewardship and the region’s early colonial wine history.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Aurum Wines

    Cromwell, New Zealand

    Aurum Wines belongs to the quieter, soil-led side of Cromwell wine travel: a small organic estate in Lowburn where Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay and rosé are framed by cottage-garden calm rather than cellar-door scale. The draw is terroir expression, with certified organic viticulture, a family-run structure and a private tasting format that suits visitors who want Central Otago explained through vineyard, garden and glass.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Babich Wines

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Babich Wines gives Auckland a grounded expression of New Zealand wine history: family-run, century-old, and tied to Henderson Valley rather than cellar-door spectacle. The appeal is terroir and continuity, with Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Albariño and blends framed by sustainable farming and a retail-shop visit format.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bell Hill Vineyard

    Waikari, New Zealand

    Bell Hill Vineyard is a small Waikari wine estate shaped by limestone, close planting and a Burgundian reading of North Canterbury. Its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sit at the serious, allocation-led end of New Zealand wine, with BioGro organic certification, biodynamic farming and a working-vineyard feel rather than cellar-door theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bellbird Spring Wines

    Amberley, New Zealand

    Bellbird Spring Wines puts Waipara’s quieter side in focus: organic, single-estate wines from a small family-run property near Amberley. The interest is not cellar-door gloss but North Canterbury texture, old-vine concentration, and a tasting format built around detail rather than scale.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bilancia Limited

    Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

    Bilancia Limited belongs to the production-led side of Hawke’s Bay wine: small scale, site-focused Chardonnay and Syrah, and little interest in turning the winery into a tourism set piece. Its reputation rests on la collina Syrah, hillside viticulture, and critical recognition from The Wine Advocate and James Suckling rather than a conventional cellar-door circuit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bishops Head

    Waipara, New Zealand

    Bishops Head is a small Waipara Valley winery shaped around cool-climate Pinot Noir and aromatic whites, with limestone-country identity rather than scale as its calling card. The appeal is the intimate, owner-facing tasting style and a focused portfolio that includes Riesling, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Pinot Noir from a boutique North Canterbury estate.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Black Cottage

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Black Cottage reads Marlborough through an informal, food-friendly lens: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Rosé and Pinot Gris, sourced across Marlborough, Central Otago and Hawke’s Bay. The draw is not trophy scarcity, but a small-scale, sustainable New Zealand wine label built around Wairau Valley ease, vineyard views and a conversational tasting-room rhythm.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Black Estate

    Waipara Valley, New Zealand

    Black Estate gives Waipara Valley a clear, land-led argument: cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling shaped by hillside vineyards, organic and biodynamic farming, and a cellar-door experience tied to seasonal dining. The long black barn and Southern Alps outlook matter, but the stronger reason to go is the estate-grown, native-yeast approach across three vineyard sites.

    Also recognized by Cuisine Good Food Guide, Falstaff

  • Blackenbrook Vineyard

    Nelson, New Zealand

    Blackenbrook Vineyard belongs to Nelson’s quieter wine register: small-scale, family-run, and built around Moutere clay soils rather than cellar-door spectacle. The draw is its aromatic, Alsace-leaning white-wine focus, sustainable farming accreditation, and gravity-fed production on a 20-hectare estate between Nelson and Abel Tasman National Park.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Blank Canvas Wines

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Blank Canvas Wines belongs to Marlborough’s newer, more exacting school: small-batch, single-vineyard wines shaped around subregional identity rather than cellar-door theatre. Based in Blenheim, the label works across Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, with Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson MW bringing technical authority to a polished, terroir-led portfolio.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bosman Family Vineyards

    Wellington, New Zealand

    The estate represents a strand of New Zealand viticulture where site and soil drive the conversation, with terroir expression taking precedence over intervention. For travellers combining Wellington's wine country with the city's broader dining scene, Bosman is a serious reference point.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Brancott Estate

    Riverlands, New Zealand

    Brancott Estate is a hilltop Marlborough cellar door where the region’s Sauvignon Blanc story is tied directly to place: cool nights, long sunshine, and the first Sauvignon Blanc plantings in Marlborough in 1973. The Riverlands setting adds scale and polish, with vineyard views, a large tasting program, food pairing options, and a portfolio spanning still whites, reds, and sparkling wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Burn Cottage

    Lake Dunstan, New Zealand

    Burn Cottage is a small-scale biodynamic wine estate above Lake Dunstan, shaped by Central Otago’s dry climate, schist-and-alluvial soils, and amphitheatre-like vineyard slopes. The draw is not cellar-door theatre but Pinot Noir viewed through site: original estate fruit, Bannockburn material, and a restrained farming-first approach.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Carrick Wines

    Central Otago, New Zealand

    Carrick Wines gives Central Otago a clear Bannockburn reading: organic farming, wild fermentation and Pinot Noir-led estate production set above water, vines and mountain lines. The cellar door and restaurant suit slower tastings and long lunches, with a relaxed tone rather than trophy-room formality.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Catalina Sounds

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Catalina Sounds belongs to the quieter side of Marlborough wine culture: site-led Sauvignon Blanc, a restrained modern style, and an appointment-only format rather than a high-traffic cellar-door circuit. The producer’s centre of gravity is Blenheim and Marlborough, with sustainable sourcing, still-white focus, and vegan-friendly wines from the 2022 vintage onward shaping the practical appeal.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ceres Wines

    Cromwell, New Zealand

    Ceres Wines is a low-key Central Otago cellar-door experience in Cromwell, built around boutique production, Dicey family winegrowing roots, and cool-climate varieties led by Pinot Noir. The draw is not spectacle; it is a quiet tasting format that puts Bannockburn’s dry climate, vineyard outlook, and small-batch still reds and whites in the foreground.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Charcoal Gully Vineyard

    Christchurch, New Zealand

    Charcoal Gully Vineyard reads through land first: Central Otago Pinot Noir and Gewürztraminer shaped by a small-production, sustainable cellar-door format. The experience is quiet and tactile, built around guided tastings, vineyard touring, outdoor seating, and al fresco meals rather than high-volume wine tourism.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Chard Farm

    Queenstown, New Zealand

    Chard Farm is a small family-run Central Otago winery in Queenstown, set above the Kawarau River Gorge in Gibbston Valley. The draw is terroir-led Pinot Noir from estate-owned vineyard sites, with Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, and Sauvignon Blanc giving the cellar door more range than a single-varietal stop.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Churton Wines

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Churton Wines sits in the quieter, hillside side of Marlborough: a small biodynamic estate in Blenheim shaped by clay-loam soils, estate-grown fruit, and a farm setting rather than a polished visitor complex. Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir anchor the range, with Viognier and Petit Manseng adding a less familiar register to the region’s usual script.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Clearview Estate

    Te Awanga, New Zealand

    Clearview Estate is a coastal Hawke’s Bay winery in Te Awanga with a relaxed cellar-door and restaurant format set among vines near the shoreline. Its interest lies in the contrast between sea-cooled Te Awanga fruit and the region’s gravel-grown red-wine structure, with around 20 wines spanning Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, rosé, sparkling and dessert styles.

    Also recognized by Cuisine Good Food Guide, Falstaff

  • Clos Henri

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Clos Henri brings a Sancerre family’s soil-first discipline to Marlborough’s Wairau Valley, focusing on organic Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from a vineyard shaped by clay, river stone, and a diagonal fault line. The converted chapel cellar door gives the estate a quiet, grounded character, but the real subject is the land: dry-farmed vines, estate fruit, and labels that make geology legible in the glass.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Clos Marguerite

    Seddon, New Zealand

    Clos Marguerite is a small, family-run Marlborough vineyard in Seddon focused on single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Its appeal is not cellar-door theatre but a quieter reading of Awatere Valley fruit, shaped by Burgundian influence, estate-grown sourcing, and a portfolio narrow enough to make terroir the central argument.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cloudy Bay Vineyards

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Cloudy Bay Vineyards sits on Jacksons Road in the heart of Marlborough, where the Wairau Valley's stony soils and intense UV light shaped one of the wine world's most recognisable Sauvignon Blanc addresses.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Collaboration Wines

    Hastings, New Zealand

    Collaboration Wines is a low-key Hastings producer in Hawke’s Bay, focused on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rosé and Chardonnay. The interest here is terroir rather than spectacle: warm North Island growing conditions, a small appointment-led format, and direct instore and online sales make it better suited to wine education than casual drop-in touring.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Coopers Creek Vineyard

    Huapai, New Zealand

    Coopers Creek Vineyard gives Huapai’s cellar-door circuit a relaxed, garden-led expression: casual tastings, outdoor seating, picnic areas, and a portfolio that reaches beyond the expected New Zealand white-wine canon. Founded in 1980, it carries weight through award-recognised Albariño, Chardonnay, Syrah, and red blends rather than through formal luxury theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Craggy Range

    Hastings, New Zealand

    The River Lodges offer cottage-style stays within the vineyard itself, placing guests directly inside one of New Zealand's most geologically expressive wine regions. It is a rare combination of serious viticulture and unhurried rural retreat.

    Also recognized by Architizer A+Awards, Falstaff, La Liste, World's 50 Best

  • Dashwood Wine

    Waihopai Valley, New Zealand

    Dashwood Wine is a Marlborough producer rooted in Waihopai Valley, with a restrained, sustainability-led identity and a focus on Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Founded in 1989, it reads as an established regional label rather than a tiny cellar-door project, with Chief Winemaker Stu Marfell’s International Wine Show recognition adding weight to its modern, pure-fruited style.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Delegat

    Auckland Central, New Zealand

    Delegat is less a cellar-door stop than a lens on New Zealand wine’s export-era confidence: family-founded in 1947, now majority family-owned, with vineyard holdings across Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Barossa Valley. Its Auckland Central presence reads corporate and brand-led, while the wines point back to Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and red varieties shaped by three distinct regions.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Doctors Flat

    Cromwell, New Zealand

    Doctors Flat is a small organic Pinot Noir estate in Cromwell’s Bannockburn area, shaped by Central Otago’s dry light, schist-influenced soils and compact three-hectare scale. The appeal is not cellar-door theatre but a focused reading of site: one main grape, quiet hospitality by appointment, and a production model closer to craft farming than destination wine tourism.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Dog Point Vineyards

    Marlborough, New Zealand

    Dog Point Vineyards belongs to Marlborough’s more terroir-led side: organic farming, older vineyard material, hand-picked fruit and a compact range built around Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The estate’s Southern Valleys setting gives the wines their point of difference, with Section 94 showing how far Marlborough Sauvignon can move beyond the region’s familiar stainless-steel model.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domain Road Vineyard

    Bannockburn, New Zealand

    Domain Road Vineyard is a small family-owned Central Otago estate in Bannockburn, shaped by cool-climate fruit, two hillside vineyard sites and a cellar-door format tied to the region’s gold-mining terrain. The appeal is terroir-led rather than spectacle-led: Pinot Noir anchors the range, with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Gris giving the tasting a broader view of Bannockburn’s altitude, light and restraint.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Dry River Wines

    Martinborough, New Zealand

    Dry River Wines is a serious Martinborough estate for drinkers interested in terroir rather than cellar-door theatre. Founded in 1979, it works from Martinborough Terrace gravels with small-scale, allocation-led production, a focused portfolio spanning Pinot Noir, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Syrah, and a reputation built on age-worthy wines rather than broad public access.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ellero Wine

    Cromwell, New Zealand

    Ellero Wine is a small Cromwell winery in Central Otago, framed here through the region’s dry climate, mountain-defined sites, and still-white focus. The practical appeal is narrow rather than showy: quiet setting, open allocation status, and Riesling as the named varietal signal a cellar-door proposition for travellers interested in site expression over spectacle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Escarpment

    Martinborough, New Zealand

    Escarpment is a Martinborough cellar-door for drinkers who want the region’s Pinot Noir argument made through soil rather than spectacle. The estate format is quiet and appointment-led, with Chardonnay and single-vineyard Pinot Noir giving structure to a tasting that reads the Te Muna river terraces closely.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Esk Valley

    Roy S Hill, New Zealand

    Esk Valley suits travelers who want Hawke’s Bay wine framed by place rather than ceremony: vineyard country, conversational cellar-door energy, and a portfolio that moves between warm-climate reds, fuller whites, and Marlborough-sourced aromatics. Its interest lies in the way historic Hawke’s Bay roots, concrete fermenters, sustainable practice, and a broad varietal range translate regional character without turning the visit into theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Fancrest Estate

    Waipara, New Zealand

    Fancrest Estate is a small organic Pinot Noir producer in Waipara, shaped by limestone soils, regenerative farming and an intentionally narrow estate-only portfolio. The draw is not cellar-door theatre but the way a 5.6-hectare vineyard, indigenous-yeast fermentations and low yields frame North Canterbury Pinot Noir with unusual discipline.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Felton Road Wines

    Bannockburn, New Zealand

    Felton Road Wines belongs to Bannockburn’s severe, high-contrast wine country, where organic and biodynamic farming is part of the regional argument rather than a lifestyle accessory. Its setting in New Zealand’s far southern vineyard belt, framed by mountains and four estate vineyards, makes the land the main subject: altitude, light, dry air, and farming discipline come before cellar theatrics.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Folding Hill Wine Company

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    Folding Hill Wine Company sits in the quieter end of the Central Otago wine conversation: small-scale, vineyard-facing and built around still red and white wines rather than cellar-door spectacle. For Dunedin-based travellers, its appeal is the shift from city itinerary to Otago wine country, where appointment-led hospitality and a small artisan production model shape the experience.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Forrest Wines

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Forrest Wines reads as Marlborough cellar-door culture at its most relaxed: vineyard grounds, a broad tasting bench, and a family-run mood rather than high-formality theatre. The useful angle is range, with more than 20 wines across Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Otago, anchored by Sauvignon Blanc country and John Forrest’s long association with lower-alcohol wine in New Zealand.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Framingham Wines

    Renwick, New Zealand

    Framingham Wines gives Renwick a cellar-door reading of Marlborough through aromatic varieties rather than Sauvignon Blanc alone. The appeal is the setting as much as the glass: vineyards, garden edges and Richmond Ranges views frame a small-batch producer whose range runs through Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • FROMM Winery

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    FROMM Winery is a small Marlborough producer near Blenheim with a European-leaning cellar identity and a serious place in the region’s red-wine history. Established in 1991, it is associated with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Syrah and Malbec, including an early Reserve Pinot Noir that helped mark Marlborough’s move beyond its white-wine reputation.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Georges Michel

    Blenheim, New Zealand

    Georges Michel is a small family-owned Marlborough estate in Blenheim’s Rapaura Golden Mile, grounded in Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Nebbiolo, sparkling and dessert styles. Its strongest case is terroir expression rather than spectacle: a boutique vineyard setting, sustainable growing practices, and a medal history led by Golden Mile Sauvignon Blanc.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Gibbston Valley Winery

    Queenstown, New Zealand

    Gibbston Valley Winery is a Central Otago estate experience built around pinot noir country, mountain light and cellar-door tourism rather than a simple tasting counter. Its draw is the combination of vineyard setting, New Zealand’s largest wine cave, restaurant, cheesery, bike centre and guided tasting formats at the gateway to Gibbston.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Greystone Wines

    Waipara, New Zealand

    Greystone Wines sits at the heart of North Canterbury's limestone-rich Waipara Valley, where a cool-climate growing season and free-draining soils produce wines of marked precision. For those exploring the region's serious wine identity, Greystone is a logical anchor point.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Kumeu River Wines

    Kumeu, New Zealand

    The estate is the country's most closely watched address for Burgundian-influenced Chardonnay, drawing visitors who arrive expecting restraint, site-specificity, and a tasting experience calibrated around terroir rather than spectacle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Mission Estate Winery

    Napier, New Zealand

    Mission Estate Winery gives Napier a rare kind of wine-country gravity: historic architecture, Hawke’s Bay varietal breadth, and a hospitality format built for lingering rather than rushing through a tasting. Founded in 1851, it anchors local wine history while offering cellar-door flights, tours, dining, accommodation, and vineyard views from the Taradale hills.

    Also recognized by Cuisine Good Food Guide, Falstaff

  • Rippon Vineyard

    Wānaka, New Zealand

    Rippon Vineyard sits on the western shore of Lake Wānaka, where schist soils and high-altitude cold nights define some of Central Otago's most site-specific wines. The setting alone draws visitors, but the wine keeps them paying attention.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Wairau River Wines

    Rapaura, New Zealand

    Wairau River Wines sits on Rapaura Road at the heart of Marlborough's most concentrated stretch of premium viticulture. The estate's position in the Wairau Valley puts terroir expression at the centre of everything poured here, from Sauvignon Blanc to deeper reds shaped by the valley's distinctive alluvial soils and long ripening season.

    Also recognized by Cuisine Good Food Guide, Falstaff, World's 50 Best

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