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The South Island pivots on a single obsession: how cold ripens white fruit into tension between stone and sea salt.
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The South Island pivots on a single obsession: how cold ripens white fruit into tension between stone and sea salt. Pinot Noir here tastes of earth before fruit, a restraint that rewards patience over power.
Producers in South Island
- Torrent Bay — distinction
- Loveblock — distinction
- Nelson Bay — distinction
- Mount Fishtail — distinction
- Greenstone Point — distinction
- Kahurangi Estate — distinction
- Esses — undiscovered
- Wairau Cove — distinction
- Clayfork — undiscovered
- Dusky Sounds — honest
- Tasman Bay — distinction
- River -T Estate — undiscovered
- Langford — undiscovered
- Hanmer Springs — undiscovered
- Mapua — undiscovered
- Himmelsfeld — undiscovered
- Middle-Earth — distinction
- Five Rows ( NZ ) — undiscovered
- Moutere Hills — distinction
- Rimu Grove Winery — honest
- Kina Beach — honest
- Kina Cliffs — undiscovered
- Te Mania — distinction
- St Pauli — undiscovered
- Rabbit Island — honest
- Sunset Valley Vineyard — distinction
- Seifried Estate — distinction
- Brightwater — distinction
- Neudorf Vineyards — distinction
- Mahana — honest
- Old House Vineyards — honest
- ABEL — distinction
- Lightband — undiscovered
- Waimea — distinction
- Greenhough — distinction
- Harakeke Farm — undiscovered
- Spencer Hill — distinction
- Richmond Plains — distinction
- Milcrest Estate — distinction
- Aronui — distinction
- Kaimira Estate — distinction
- Blackenbrook — honest
- Mount Arthur — undiscovered
- Twin Islands — distinction
- Lake Chalice — distinction
- No.1 Family Estate — honest
- Tohu — distinction
- Hunky Dory — distinction
- Giesen — distinction
- The Rocks — honest
- Saint Clair Family Estate — distinction
- Cloudy Bay — distinction
- De Redcliffe — distinction
- Forrest Wines — distinction
- Allan Scott — distinction
- Lawson's Dry Hills — distinction
- Dog Point — distinction
- Kerner Estate — honest
- Astrolabe — distinction
- Blicks Lane — distinction
- Clifford Bay — distinction
- Whitehaven — distinction
- Jules Taylor — distinction
- Fire Road — distinction
- Oyster Bay — distinction
- Blind River — distinction
- Crux — honest
- Nautilus — distinction
- Starborough — distinction
- Ponga — distinction
- Fairhall Downs — distinction
- Grove Mill — distinction
- Auntsfield — distinction
- 3 Stones — distinction
- The Crossings — distinction
- Kono — distinction
- Eradus — distinction
- Fromm Winery — distinction
- Mount Nelson — distinction
- The Darling — distinction
- Isabel — distinction
- Distant Land — distinction
- Queens Bay — honest
- Hans Herzog - Hans Family Estate — distinction
- Jackson Estate — distinction
- Hunter's — distinction
- Shepherd's Ridge — undiscovered
- Tinpot Hut — distinction
- The Ned — distinction
- Spy Valley — distinction
- Delta — distinction
- Walnut Block — distinction
- Cairnbrae — distinction
- Mud House — distinction
- Chimney Creek — distinction
- Shingle Peak — distinction
- Zeal — distinction
- Catalina Sounds — distinction
- Steve Bird — distinction
- Barker's Marque Wines — distinction
- Marisco Vineyards — distinction
- Firstland — distinction
- Boatshed Bay — distinction
- Stanley Estates — distinction
- Kaituna Valley — distinction
- TerraVin — distinction
- Sea Pearl — distinction
- Tindall Vineyard — honest
- Bladen — distinction
- Jawbone — distinction
- Runnymede Island — distinction
- Tiki Sound — distinction
- OTU Wines — distinction
- Pounamu — distinction
- Taylor River Vineyard — undiscovered
- Zephyr — distinction
- Small and Small — honest
- THE - Terrace Heights Estate — distinction
- Overstone — distinction
- Squealing Pig — distinction
- Kaikoura — undiscovered
- Fairbourne — distinction
- Two Rivers — distinction
- Te Pā — distinction
- Dashwood — distinction
- Sunday Mountain — distinction
- Clarence River — undiscovered
- Summerhouse — distinction
- Kia Ora — distinction
- Redcliffe — distinction
- Jibe — honest
- Rongopai — distinction
- Marlborough Sun — distinction
- Makara — distinction
- Turning Heads — honest
- Te Waka — undiscovered
- Marlborough Grape Growers Cooperative — undiscovered
- Ella's Ridge — distinction
- Novum — distinction
- Eaton — distinction
- Stanrock — undiscovered
- Hapuku — undiscovered
- Doctors Point — undiscovered
- Sounds — undiscovered
- Distant Cousins — honest
- Zenith — distinction
- Soderberg — undiscovered
- A Thousand Gods — distinction
- Wakefield Bay — honest
- Southern Wind — distinction
- Cloud No. 9 — distinction
- Hillersden Estate — distinction
- Art Of Wine — honest
- Blank Canvas — critic
- Leefield Station — distinction
- Domaine Australis — distinction
- Stony Bank — honest
- Taonga — distinction
- Starborough Family Estate — honest
- Ben Glover — distinction
- Green Valley — distinction
- Deep Down — distinction
- New Harbor — honest
- Wild South — distinction
- Stoneleigh — distinction
- Herringbone Hills — honest
- Tupari — distinction
- Long Boat — distinction
- Triplebank — honest
- Toi Toi — distinction
- Brancott Estate — distinction
- Monkey Bay — distinction
- Te Whare Ra — distinction
- Omaka Springs Estates — distinction
- Wither Hills — distinction
- Milford Point — honest
- Greywacke — distinction
- Montana — honest
- The Seeker — distinction
- Ribbonwood — distinction
- Clos Henri Vineyard — distinction
- Ra Nui — distinction
- Wairau River — distinction
- Little Beauty — distinction
- Wool — distinction
- Mount Riley — distinction
- Seresin — distinction
- Framingham — critic
- The Better Half — distinction
- Vavasour — distinction
- Okiwi Bay — honest
- Rose Creek — undiscovered
- Drylands — distinction
- South Island — honest
- Manu — distinction
- Awatere River — distinction
- Lobster Reef — distinction
- Ballochdale — undiscovered
- Crowded House — distinction
- Johanneshof Cellars — distinction
- Waka — honest
- Riverby Estate — distinction
- Churton — distinction
- Savée Sea — honest
- Mussel Bay — distinction
- Koura Bay — honest
- Otto's Constant Dream — distinction
- Clos Marguerite — distinction
- Spoonbill Wines — undiscovered
- Rapaura Springs — distinction
- Vinterra — distinction
- Lowlands Wines — honest
- Insight — distinction
- Pear Tree — honest
- Spring Creek Estate — undiscovered
- Maven — honest
- Black Cottage — distinction
- O'Dwyers Creek — honest
- Springbank Estate — undiscovered
- Caythorpe Family Estate — distinction