New Zealand Wines

New Zealand has a growing reputation for producing fine wines. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir wines are considered amongst the best in the world. New Zealand is small (about the size of California or Great Britain), green and a scenically majestic country.

New Zealand has ten main wine producing regions. For a small country they display a huge diversity in terms of climate and terrain.

Queenstown and the Central Otago wine region is the fastest growing wine region in New Zealand. It is also New Zealand’s highest and the world’s most southerly wine region. The area displays New Zealand’s only true continental climate with immense extremes of seasonal and daily temperatures.

Renowned for Pinot Noir, the Queenstown and Central Otago wine region has won more gold medals for this variety than any other New Zealand region.

The Queenstown and Central Otago wineries are also held in high regard for the quality of their Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris varietals.

There are 45 wineries in the region. Local vineyards have 680 hectares in production producing more than 2273 tonnes of grapes. Hectares in wine production is predicted to rise 74% over the next three years to a total of 928 hectares.

Those who have visited the Queenstown region and breathed the pure mountain air will see that reflected in the purity, intensity and vibrancy of the regions wines.

Amisfield Cellars

Peregrine Wines