Iconic and outstanding houses in Canterbury.
Canterbury's cool slopes pull sauvignon blanc and pinot noir into states of mineral clarity and red-fruit restraint that feel more Marlborough's southern cousin than South Island anomaly.
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Region DNA
The character of Canterbury
Based on 103 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 24 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Canterbury
Waipara Springs
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Canterbury's cool slopes pull sauvignon blanc and pinot noir into states of mineral clarity and red-fruit restraint that feel more Marlborough's southern cousin than South Island anomaly.
Producers in Canterbury
- Braided River — undiscovered
- Cross Hares — undiscovered
- Tussock Hill Vineyard — honest
- Dallington Downs — undiscovered
- Waipara River Estate — undiscovered
- True & Daring — undiscovered
- Bell Hill — distinction
- Bellbird Spring — distinction
- The Crater Rim — distinction
- Koyama — distinction
- Straight 8 Estate — undiscovered
- Mount Brown — distinction
- Black Estate — distinction
- Waipara Springs — distinction
- Waipara West — distinction
- Torlesse — distinction
- Melton Estate — undiscovered
- Square Mile — honest
- Antills — undiscovered
- The Boneline — distinction
- Fancrest — undiscovered
- Saving Grace — undiscovered
- Terrace Edge — distinction
- The Springs — honest
- Greystone — critic
- Canterbury House — distinction
- Georges Road — honest
- Dancing Water — honest
- The Old Glenmark Vicarage — undiscovered
- Muddy Water — distinction
- Sherwood — distinction
- Waipara Downs — undiscovered
- Waipara Hills — distinction
- Pegasus Bay — distinction
- Camshorn — honest
- Waiata Vineyard — honest
- Hanmer Springs — undiscovered
- Hope — undiscovered
- Main Divide — distinction