Wairarapa Wine

Wairarapa sits at the southern end of the North Island, and while Martinborough gets most of the recognition, the wider region includes pockets like Gladstone that are quietly building their own reputations. The area shares Martinborough's dry, sheltered climate but with slightly more variation between sites, giving producers room to work with a broader range of varieties beyond the region's signature Pinot Noir, including Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Viognier. Family-owned vineyards dominate here, with many wineries still run by the people who planted them. If Martinborough specifically is what you're after, Martinborough Wine narrows things down to the region's best-known sub-area. For Pinot Noir more broadly, Pinot Noir covers examples from every region we carry, and New Zealand Wine covers everything else on offer.