If you are visiting New Zealand for your next vacation, you have to make it a point to visit the amazing vineyards that New Zealand is home to. New Zealand has unspoiled, stunning landscape and this makes growing of vineyards easier. The first vines were planted in New Zealand in Northland in the year 1819. Though the art of winemaking died in the region in the middle years it had resurged again in the recent years.

Some of the most popular wine region in North Island is Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne. In South Island region Nelson, Canterbury, Wanaka and Otago are the most popular wine regions. In Wellington, Wairarapa is a very popular vineyard while in Canterbury the vineyards of Akaroa and Kaikoura are very famous. New Zealand is a land of wine and wineries and you can be rest assured that you will love visiting these vineyards.