New Zealand
Latest New Zealand
Wine news in 5
Sweetener in French AOC wines, US diet guidelines updated, New Zealand free-trade deal
Plus, Telmont becomes Champagne’s first Regenerative Organic Certified producer, Argentina repeals wine regulations and the EU rules on de-alcoholised wine. New Zealand’s free-trade deal with India On 22 December, New...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 10 January 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Michelin takes on wine, France's yield estimates fall, Ukrainian wine stolen in London
Plus a new Vino de Pago in Valencia, Spain. Also, Chardonnay Rose (shown above) now allowed in champagne, the state of New Zealand wine exports, and new research on fighting...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 18 October 2025
• 1 min read
Don't quote me
Jancis's diary - September 2025
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 1 October 2025
• 1 min read
More New Zealand
Inside information
Australia, particularly South Australia, has been coping with one of the most difficult vintages ever known – crippling heat and...
Free for all
Max Marriott, a young Queenslander and Riesling fan who recently completed a viticulture and oenology degree at Lincoln University and...
Inside information
Summary A very good vintage for New Zealand, with a generous crop of high quality grapes in many regions, even...
Tasting articles
I published my recent tasting notes on 50 bright stars from New Zealand last week, but have since found the...
Free for all
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
See also my tasting notes on...
Tasting articles
Feb 12 – see also More bright stars from New Zealand . The following are about 50 interesting New Zealand...
Inside information
There’s almost a surfeit of news from New Zealand this morning. And I don't mean cricket, or the current likelihood...
Wines of the week
Find this wine So immersed am I in getting the 1,250 Burgundy 2006 notes ready for publication that it completely...
Wines of the week
Find the Sauvignon Find Hatter’s Hill Pinot Noir Having had more than my fair share of tasting Sauvignon Blanc from...
Tasting articles
For a discussion of a range of Sauvignon Blanc styles from Chile and New Zealand, see Sauvignon Blanc styles analysed...
Wines of the week
Find this wine I’m so glad I had a chance to taste this before going to a big showing of...
Free for all
In view of yesterday's forecast of rising prices from Marlborough, I thought you might be interested in the official report...
Inside information
Calling all NZ Sauvignon fans. Word is, according to wine trade weekly Harpers, that prices are set to rise by...
Don't quote me
New Zealand Winegrowers, the generic body for New Zealand wine producers prepared to pay a levy for promotional activity, has...
Free for all
Waipara is a fast-growing but still pretty sleepy little wine region near Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand...
Free for all
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For a country with only slightly...
Choose your plan
Member
$135
/year
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
- Access 287,556 wine reviews & 15,851 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
Ideal for collectors
- Access 287,556 wine reviews & 15,851 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
- Access 287,556 wine reviews & 15,851 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
- Access 287,556 wine reviews & 15,851 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing