New Zealand Wine

New Zealand is a small country that punches far above its weight in wine quality — particularly for Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. Marlborough, at the northern tip of the South Island, is responsible for New Zealand's most famous wine style: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc — a wine of electrifying aromatic intensity with passion fruit, gooseberry, fresh lime and herbaceous notes in a bone-dry, vibrantly fresh package that transformed how the world understood Sauvignon Blanc. Central Otago — the world's southernmost wine region of note — produces Pinot Noir of extraordinary quality from schist soils and a continental climate of dramatic temperature variation. At Wines Direct we champion the regional diversity of New Zealand wine beyond the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that made its reputation.