New Zealand Wines
Givino stocks New Zealand wines from select producers, including The Crossings, Trinity Hill, Esk Valley, and Kumeu River. Our New Zealand wine selection focuses on expressions that demonstrate regional character and varietal clarity. These wines from New Zealand represent different approaches to New Zealand winemaking, from Marlborough's mineral-driven whites to Hawke's Bay structured reds and Auckland's cool-climate expressions. The collection includes both established New Zealand wine brands and producers known for site-specific winemaking rather than volume production.
The Crossings Marlborough Expressions
The Crossings contributes multiple expressions to our wines of New Zealand collection from their Marlborough vineyards. Their Pinot Gris demonstrates Marlborough's capacity beyond Sauvignon Blanc, offering texture and weight that work well with food. The Crossings Sauvignon Blanc shows classic Marlborough characteristics with pa roper mineral backbone rather than just tropical fruit intensity. Both wines demonstrate how NZ Marlborough wine can offer complexity alongside the region's signature clarity and precision.
Esk Valley Hawke's Bay Range
Esk Valley represents Hawke's Bay's diversity within our New Zealand wine selection. Their Sauvignon Blanc shows how this variety performs in warmer conditions compared to Marlborough expressions, offering different fruit character and structure. Esk Valley also produces Albariño, demonstrating experimentation with Spanish varieties in New Zealand conditions, creating a white wine NZ that combines varietal character with regional expression. Their Chardonnay represents premium Hawke's Bay production, showing how New Zealand handles this international variety with restraint and site expression.
- Trinity Hill – Gimblett Gravels Syrah from Hawke's Bay's renowned gravel soils
- Kumeu River – Auckland region Pinot Noir showcasing cool-climate red wine
- The Crossings – Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris expressions
- Esk Valley – Multiple varietals from Hawke's Bay, including experimental varieties
Regional New Zealand Wine Character
Trinity Hill produces Syrah from Hawke's Bay's famous Gimblett Gravels appellation, representing wine from New Zealand red wine at its most structured. This approach demonstrates how Syrah adapts to New Zealand conditions, creating wines with complexity rather than just fruit power. The Gimblett Gravels appellation provides free-draining soils that concentrate flavors while maintaining elegance. This terroir-focused approach to New Zealand wine emphasizes site expression rather than varietal dominance.
Auckland Region Wine Production
Kumeu River represents Auckland's wine production capabilities with its Pinot Noir, showing how this variety performs in New Zealand's northern regions. Their wines demonstrate cool-climate characteristics despite the warmer latitude, proving that wines of New Zealand extend well beyond the South Island. The producer focuses on site-specific expression rather than regional generalizations, creating wine of New Zealand that reflects particular vineyard characteristics and microclimate influences.
New Zealand Winemaking Philosophy
The New Zealand wines in our collection represent different production philosophies. Some producers emphasize varietal purity and expression, while others focus on site characteristics or blending for complexity. Esk Valley's range shows experimental approaches with varieties like Albariño alongside traditional New Zealand expressions. The Crossings demonstrates consistent quality across multiple varietals from Marlborough vineyards. These approaches create New Zealand white wine brands that offer both reliability and discovery for wine enthusiasts seeking authentic regional expression.
Quality and Regional Diversity
New Zealand wine excels at combining fruit clarity with structural complexity. Marlborough producers like The Crossings focus on mineral expression and varietal purity. Hawke's Bay operations like Trinity Hill and Esk Valley work with warmer conditions to create more structured wines with aging potential. Auckland region producers like Kumeu River demonstrate how cooler sites within warmer regions can produce elegant expressions.
Our wines from New Zealand collection spans multiple regions and production methods, showcasing the diversity available within contemporary New Zealand winemaking. Each producer brings a distinct regional character to their wines while maintaining the clarity and precision that characterizes quality New Zealand wine production. Whether seeking classic Marlborough expressions or innovative regional approaches, our selection demonstrates the breadth and quality available from established New Zealand producers working with specific sites and appropriate varieties.
