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The land most Americans came to know via The Lord of the Rings is home to some great wines as well as spectacular scenery. Sauvignon Blanc is grown in most New Zealand wine regions, but is especially notable in Marlborough, where it makes wines that set the New World standard for that variety. Other grape varieties commonly grown in New Zealand include Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Merlot.Wine Enthusiast’s New Zealand wine guide features thousands of New Zealand wine reviews from all over the country, including Hawkes Bay and Martinborough on the North Island and Marlborough, Nelson, Waipara and Central Otago on the South Island. Search our Buying Guide to find New Zealand wine ratings from all of your favorite producers.
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Ata Rangi 2017 McCrone Vineyard Pinot Noir (Martinborough)
New ZealandThis wine is made from a cooler, more clay-heavy block than Ata ...See Full Review$60 -
Ata Rangi 2017 Pinot Noir (Martinborough)
New ZealandFrom extremely low-yielding, organic vines, this flagship Pinot, which sees 30% whole ...See Full Review$60 -
Ata Rangi 2016 McCrone Vineyard Pinot Noir (Martinborough)
New ZealandThe McCrone block of vineyards is threaded with clay and is slightly ...See Full Review$60 -
Craggy Range 2017 Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir (Martinborough)
New ZealandA sturdy and harmonious expression of Martinborough Pinot, this bottling opens with ...See Full Review$45 -
Hunky Dory 2019 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis is the second label of the talented Huia team who source ...Best BuySee Full Review$15 -
Cloudy Bay 2018 Pinot Noir (Marlborough)
New ZealandAlthough initially quite closed and reductive, give this time in the glass ...See Full Review$41 -
Huia 2019 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis wine has a lovely, waxy, honeycomb quality about it, along with ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$19 -
Villa Maria 2019 Taylors Pass Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThe Taylors Pass Sauvignon brightly waves the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc flag. This ...See Full Review$26 -
Sacred Hill 2018 Pinot Noir (Marlborough)
New ZealandTranslucent in the glass, with delicate aromas of bright strawberry and orange ...See Full Review$20 -
Barker's Marque 2019 Three Brooms Single Vineyard Certified Sustainable Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandWhile there's nothing outside the box about this wine, it is classic ...See Full Review$17 -
Mt. Difficulty 2018 Bannockburn Pinot Noir (Central Otago)
New ZealandLike the Roaring Meg, this is quite reductive on the nose at ...See Full Review$45 -
Innocent Bystander 2019 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis crisp and refreshing wine checks all the Marlborough SB boxes by ...See Full Review$15 -
Esk Valley 2019 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis wine's bright, bombastic nose of grapefruit, gooseberry, bell pepper and a ...See Full Review$15 -
Innocent Bystander 2018 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis bright and zesty wine couldn't be mistaken for anything other than ...See Full Review$15 -
Cloudy Bay 2016 Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis vintage of Cloudy Bay's barrel fermented and aged Sauvignon is a ...See Full Review$60 -
Sherwood Estate 2019 Sherwood Sauvignon Blanc (Waipara Valley)
New ZealandThis is a heady, ripe SB that opens with notes of pineapple ...See Full Review$17 -
Staete Landt 2018 Annabel Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandA bright, easygoing Sauvignon, this youthful wine opens with heady notes of ...See Full Review$23 -
Invivo 2018 Graham Norton's Own Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandLike the outgoing Irish comedian himself, Graham Norton's Own Sauvignon is a ...See Full Review$17 -
Mt. Difficulty 2018 Roaring Meg Pinot Noir (Central Otago)
New ZealandReductive at first, there's a somewhat sweaty, oniony funk overlaying the brambly ...See Full Review$25 -
Wairau River 2019 Rose Family Estate 1978 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThough a bit reductive at first sniff, this blows off somewhat with ...See Full Review$18
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