The wines of New Zealand
The wines of New Zealand
Sitting at the bottom of the earth, it’s no surprise that New Zealand, a remote island nation, came late to the wine party. It wasn’t until 1819 that the first vine was planted in Aotearoa – several centuries later than Chile, Argentina and South Africa. Based on the current success of New Zealand wine, you might find current figures even more surprising: 75% of the country’s current vineyards were not even conceived in the year 2000.