Award-winning New Zealand wines from Central Otago

"There is no better country on the face of the earth for the production of Burgundy grapes than Central Otago"

So said Italian trained viticulturist Romeo Bragato in a New Zealand government report in 1895.The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes of Burgundy excel in the extreme continental climate of inland Central Otago, as do other cool-climate varieties such as Pinot Gris, Riesling and Pinot Blanc.

Bragato's predictions are endorsed by modern day authorities:

  • "This is God's country when it comes to Pinot Noir" - James Halliday, MW
  • "The unsung region of Central Otago will knock the rest of the Pinot Noir gang for six" - Jane MacQuitty, The Times, London
  • and Jancis Robinson, MW and editor of the World Wine Atlas, named Central Otago as one of the top five New World wine regions.

The Gibbston Valley winery hosts a range of wine tasting events and wine tours that give you an opportunity to stroll through one of New Zealand's finest vineyards and sample some of Queenstown's priceless wines. Gibbston Valley's internationally-renown wines include Central Otago Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Pinot Blanc.

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