Top 100 red wines of Wairau Valley

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Wairau Valley of Marlborough as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Wairau Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Wairau Valley

The wine region of Wairau Valley is located in the region of Marlborough of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Workshop or the Domaine Ranui produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wairau Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wairau Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Wairau Valley is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 13 estates and châteaux in the of Wairau Valley, producing 16 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wairau Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

News from the vineyard of Wairau Valley

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Mumm to launch Tasmanian sparkling wine

The wine has been made in Australia by Pernod Ricard Australian sparkling wine specialist Trina Smith, working in collaboration with Mumm Chef de Caves, Laurent Fresnet, who visited Australia in July to taste the base wines made by Smith and discuss preferred components to make the blend. ‘This wine has been planned over several years and we had discussed that its profile would follow the Mumm signature style, which has always been about expressing Pinot Noir,’ said Smith. ‘When Laurent came to ...

Join Decanter for our first Decanter at Home event

Taking place over a month, between the 11 December and the 10 January, the unique Decanter at Home online event provides the perfect opportunity to sample a range of fine wines and access a series of curated videos from leading winemakers and experts at a time that suits you.  A limited number of tickets are available for six world-class wine tasting masterclasses, including Bordeaux’s Château Angelus and Burgundy’s Bonneau du Martray, as well as general non-tasting tickets unlocking ...