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Pinot Noir in Central Otago

32 producers in Central Otago make wine from Pinot Noir that has been rated, and for 32 of them it is the leading grape. The places with the most producers are Cromwell (15), Bannockburn (6), Gibbston (5), Wanaka (3), Alexandra (2).

Pinot Noir is Central Otago’s flagship grape, planted on 1,694 of the region’s 2,099 hectares in 2025 (New Zealand Winegrowers). New Zealand Winegrowers notes marked differences in style between the subregions.

ProducerVillageFalstaffMain grapesFarmingVisits
Rippon VineyardWanaka★★★★★Pinot Noir, Riesling
Felton RoadBannockburn★★★★★Pinot Noir, RieslingOrganicYes
Quartz Reef VineyardCromwell★★★★★Pinot Noir, Grüner Veltliner
AkituWanaka★★★★★Pinot Noir
Burn CottageCromwell★★★★★Pinot Noir
Mt Difficulty WinesBannockburn★★★★★Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling
Mount EdwardGibbston★★★★★Pinot Noir
PeregrineGibbston★★★★★Pinot Noir
Carrick WinesBannockburn★★★★★Pinot Noir
Amisfield WineArrowtown★★★★★Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
Two PaddocksAlexandra★★★★★Pinot Noir
Terra SanctaBannockburn★★★★★Pinot Noir
RockburnCromwell★★★★★Pinot Noir
Misha’s VineyardCromwell★★★★★Pinot Noir
Pisa RangeCromwellPinot Noir
Valli VineyardsGibbstonPinot Noir
Aurum WinesCromwellPinot Noir
Monte Christo WineryGibbstonPinot Noir
Akarua WineryBannockburnPinot Noir
Ceres WinesCromwellPinot Noir
Mondillo VineyardsCromwellPinot Noir
Wild Earth WinesCromwellPinot Noir
Judge RockAlexandraPinot Noir
Northburn StationCromwellPinot Noir
Surveyor ThomsonCromwellPinot Noir
Domain Road VineyardsBannockburnPinot Noir
Hawkshead WineGibbstonPinot Noir
Wooing TreeCromwellPinot Noir
Ellero WineCromwellPinot Noir
Maori PointCromwellPinot Noir
Lowburn FerryCromwellPinot Noir
Maude WinesWanakaPinot Noir

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