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Winemaking and viticulture date back to New Zealand's colonial era.New Zealand's first vineyard was planted in 1819 by missionary Samuel Marsden in Kerikeri. [6] James Busby, New Zealand's governing British Resident in the 1830s, planted vineyards on his land near Waitangi, having earlier established what is now the Hunter Valley wine region during his time in Australia.
The Marlborough wine region is by far New Zealand 's largest, accounting for three quarters of the country's wine production, 70% of its vineyard area and 85% of its wine exports. [1] A Geographical Indication in the north-east of the South Island, it covers the entire Marlborough District and the Kaikōura District of the Canterbury Region, [2 ...
133. Comments. Data source: New Zealand Winegrowers, 2020 [1][2] The Central Otago wine region is a geographical indication in New Zealand 's South Island, and the world's southernmost commercial wine growing region. [3] While Central Otago is best known for Pinot Noir, many white wine varieties are also popular. [4]
The Hawke's Bay wine region is New Zealand's oldest and second-largest wine-production region, on the east coast of the North Island. Production reached 41,000 tonnes in 2018 from 4,681 hectares (11,570 acres) of planted vines, representing 10.2% of total national production. [ 3 ]
Despite making up only 1% of the world’s wine production, New Zealand is now the sixth largest wine exporter in the world and growing constantly, with 2023 seeing a 23% rise in global sales.
Located around 60 miles from San Francisco, ... New Zealand’s largest wine region is found at the northern tip of South Island and is defined by sauvignon blanc, though chardonnay and pinot noir ...
Wine-producing regions in Turkey. White wine grapes:[12] Altıntaş – Marmara region and Bozcaada. Beylerce – Bilecik area. Bornova Misketi – İzmir area. Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) area. Hasandede – Ankara and central Anatolia. Narince – Tokat area. Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia region.
Sitting at the same latitude as Europe’s top wine regions, Washington is the second-largest wine producing state in the U.S. with 1,000+ wineries producing 80+ varieties.