Top Facts to Understand New Zealand Wine

Second episode of the 'Talking Wine with Julien' series where Julien Miquel, winemaker and wine writer, shares knowledge and information about the wines from New Zealand.

Watch the previous Episode about Bordeaux wine: https://youtu.be/TmHi4HlvcBY

This video includes clips from a beautiful New Zealand wine presentation video by the New Zealand Story Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5I6JJe7nBQ
and images by NZ winegrowers: https://www.nzwine.com/

Watch Episode #1 of the TWWJ series:

Some of the important points and top Kiwi wineries (links to websites) mentioned in the video are:

1- The grapes of New Zealand wine
80% of New Zealand wine is white.
62% of all NZ wine is Sauvignon Blanc.
15% of New Zealand wine is Pinot Noir
Top grapes after SB and PN are Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Merlot.

2- The regions of New Zealand wine
New Zealand's wine regions extend 1,600km (1000 miles) from sub-tropical Northland (36° S) down to Central Otago (46° S), home to the world’s most southerly vineyards.
Varied climates
Marlborough produces nearly 70% of all NZ wine.
Hawke’s Bay 12%
Cantral Otago: 5%
Wairarapa 3%
Waipara: 3%
3- Wineries of New Zealand, Wines to try:
Mega brands and groups in New New Zealand:
two are internationally owned
- Pernod Ricard (Brancott) https://www.brancottestate.com
- and Constellation Brands/Vincor (Nobilo/Kim Crawford): https://www.cbrands.com/
and two are New Zealand owned:
Villa Maria: https://www.villamariawines.com/
Delegat’s/Oyster Bay: https://www.delegat.com/
Brancot Estate: As early as 1973, they planted the first grapes at Brancott Vineyard against the local belief that the South Island was too cold to cultivate grapes. They planted their first Sauvignon Blanc in 1975 and released the first ever Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in 1979.
They make a wide range of affordable Sauvignon Blanc, their most high-end cuvee being the Chosen Rows Sauvignon Blanc.

Iconic wineries of New Zealand also include:
Kumeu River: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/
Craggy Range: https://www.craggyrange.com/
(also my personal favorites Te Mata: https://www.temata.co.nz/
Church Road: http://www.church-road.co.nz/
Dry River: https://dryriver.co.nz/
also my personal favorite Ata Rangi: https://atarangi.co.nz/
Cloudy Bay: https://www.cloudybay.co.nz/
also my personal favorite Clos Henry: https://closhenri.com/
Rippon Vineyard in Central Otago: https://www.rippon.co.nz/
and Two Paddocks, by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill: https://www.twopaddocks.com/

If you’re wondering what are the most expensive new wines, I made a list the Top 25 most expensive kiwi wines on my blog Social Vignerons: http://socialvignerons.com/2018/07/25/new-zealands-top-25-most-expensive-best-wines-for-2018/

4- Top wine drinkers of NZ wine:
NZ exports more than 80% of the wines it produces, mainly to the following countries:
29% UK
28% US
22% Australia
UK+ US + Australia= 80% of nz wine exports.
5% Canada

5- Wine Tourism in New Zealand:
Wine tourism in important in New New Zealand. 279 wineries offer a total of 479 wine tourism experiences in the country. There are a little over 700,000 wine tourists every year in New Zealand, spending 3.8 billion dollars! Wine tourists in New Zealand come mainly from the US, Australia, and China.

Bonus fact: New Zealand is the 16th largest wine-producing country after Hungary and Brazil.
300 million liters or 400 million bottles. 1% of the global win production.
There are about 500 wineries in New Zealand.
As a comparison, Bordeaux wine region counts 6600 wine growers, and produces 600-700 million liters of wine, so the Bordeaux region of France alone (15% of France’s wine output) produces twice as much wine as New Zealand!

If you’re wondering what are the most expensive new wines, I made a list the Top 25 most expensive kiwi wines on my blog Social Vignerons, I’ll link to it in the description down below, some interesting wines in there.

Question of the Day: What is your favorite NZ wine? Or your favorite winery?

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