New Zealand

The wines from New Zealand continue to go from strength to strength in the UK market, with drinkers prepared to pay more for them and continued good press coverage. Many of the Sauvignons may be unsubtle, but they deliver plenty of bang for your buck and whilst the headlong rush for Pinot has seen a few too many one dimensional fruit bombs hit the market, the good examples are among the New World’s best. Syrah, especially from Hawke’s Bay, is generating much excitement and showing real potential for greatness, whilst the aromatic Alsace varietals are purer and less prone to flabbiness than they were 5 years ago. The wine industry here is young and dynamic and with careful selection can offer real quality and value.
New Zealand

Our Wine Producers
Arrow River
Made by the Arrow River wine company which was founded in 2003 by local businessmen Wayne Boyd and Peter Waters in the high altitude Gibbston valley in Central more
Bellbird Spring
Founded in 2002 by Tom and Sheila Porter on their return to New Zealand after years away in London, there are two separate vineyards here, the Home Block and Bl more
Esk Valley Vineyards
Founded by Englishman Robert Bird as Glenvale winery in 1933, the property was renamed Esk Valley in the late 1970s. In the late 1980s it was bought by George F more
Felton Road Wines
Possibly the most famous and respected winery in New Zealand, Felton Road was first planted in 1991 by Stuart Elms and is now owned by one time pop impresario N more
Hunter's Wines
Founded in 1983 by Jane Hunter and her late husband Ernie, Hunter's is deservedly considered amongst the top half dozen estates in the region. From a family of more
Mud House
Mud house, so named because of a mud block house located in the founding vineyard, was started in 1996 and has grown rapidly, now producing 90,000 cases per yea more
Nga Waka
Nga Waka was established at Martinborough in 1988. They are a family-owned winegrower producing small volumes of fine Martinborough wine from estate-grown grape more
Stoneburn Vineyards
Owned by Hunter's Vineyard, but operated separately, the vineyard here is in an old riverbed whosw stones retain warmth and give the fruit a high degree of ripe more
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