We agree. We chose Craggy Range 2020 Aroha Pinot Noir from the Te Muna Road vineyard as Robb Report’s “Best of the Best” wine from New Zealand in 2023. Because of the region’s overall smal ...

Gibbston Valley in Central Otago wine region on the South Island in New Zealand. Photograph by Rolf_52, Alamy Stock Photo The Central Otago wine region, specifically stunning Gibbston, is also ...

it was Marlborough that first put New Zealand on the international wine map. In 1985, just 10 years after sauvignon blanc was first planted in the region, Cloudy Bay released a wine that perfectly ...

Separated from the South Island by Cook Strait, New Zealand’s North Island is home to five of its main wine regions (seven, if you include Waikato and Ōhau), and is known for a wider variety of wine ...