Martinborough
Martinborough pioneered New Zealand's elegant, Burgundy-style Pinot Noir and produces some of the country's finest, most site-expressive wines from a tiny, walkable village.
Fast facts
At a glance
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Climate | Cool, dry, low rainfall |
| Geography | Small wine village at the southern tip of the North Island |
| Key appellations | Martinborough GI · Toi Toi · Dry River |
| Main grapes | Pinot Noir, Riesling, Syrah, Chardonnay |
| Famous for | Boutique Pinot Noir, Walkable wine village |
Grapes
Signature grapes of Martinborough
The varieties that define this region's wines.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is Burgundy's great gift to the wine world — light in colour yet profound in flavour, haunting in i…
Riesling
Riesling is one of the world's greatest white grapes — aromatic, intensely acidic, and profoundly age-worthy. …
Syrah / Shiraz
Syrah (known as Shiraz in Australia) is one of the world's great black grapes, capable of extraordinary power …
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the world's most planted white grape and a remarkable blank canvas for terroir and winemaking. F…
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Wine travel
Visiting Martinborough
The compact Martinborough square lets you walk from cellar door to cellar door — a relaxed day trip from Wellington.
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