The Wines

To reflect the People who have helped shape our industry, those currently helping shape it, and all those still to come, the wines for this evening have been selected from our Ormond Nurseries Young Viticulturist of the Year Finalists, our Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year Finalists, our newly honoured 2026 Fellows, and the New Zealand Winegrowers Fellows and Honorary Life Members from 2000 to 2025. An enormous thank you to our members who provided their selected wines this evening.

Welcome Wines

Sparkling

  • Greystone Pétillant Naturel 2023, North Canterbury

  • Decibel Pétillant Naturel 2023, Hawke's Bay

  • No. 1 Family Estate Cuvée No. 1 Méthode Traditionelle NV, Marlborough

  • Cloudy Bay Pelorus Méthode Traditionelle NV, Marlborough

  • Alpha Domus Cumulus Méthode Traditionelle Blanc de Blancs NV, Hawke's Bay

  • Kumeu Crémant NV, Auckland

  • Soljan's Legacy Méthode Traditionnelle 2023, Hawke's Bay

  • Palliser Estate The Griffin Méthode Traditionnelle 2022, Wairarapa

  • Hunter’s MiruMiru Reserve Méthode Traditionnelle 2021, Marlborough

  • Quartz Reef Vintage Blanc de Blancs 2019, Central Otago

  • Mora Rosé Brut Méthode Traditionelle NV, Central Otago

  • No. 1 Family Estate No. 1 Rosé Méthode Traditionelle NV, Marlborough

  • Nautilus Cuvee Marlborough Vintage Rosé Méthode Traditionelle 2021, Marlborough


From our Ormond Nurseries Young Viticulturist of the Year Finalists

  • Greystone Riesling 2025, North Canterbury

  • Folding Hill Bendigo Chardonnay 2024, Central Otago

  • Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2024, Wairarapa

  • Cloudy Bay Te Wahi Pinot Noir 2022, Central Otago

  • Pask Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2024, Hawke's Bay


From our Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year Finalists

  • Invivo X SJP Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Marlborough

  • Te Kano Blanc de Noir 2024, Central Otago

  • Isabel Estate Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024, Marlborough

  • Bell Hill Pinot Noir 2021, North Canterbury


From our 2026 Fellows

  • Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2021, Marlborough

  • Neudorf Home Block Moutere Chardonnay 2024, Nelson

  • Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay 2019, Auckland

  • Tongue in Groove Cabal Pinot Noir 2016, North Canterbury

  • Two Paddocks The Fusilier Pinot Noir 2016, Central Otago


Zero Alcohol

  • Giesen 0% Sparkling Brut

  • Kim Crawford Illuminate 0% Sauvignon Blanc

  • Giesen 0% Sauvignon Blanc

  • Selaks Zero Pinot Gris 2025, Hawke’s Bay

  • Selaks Zero Rosé 2025, Hawke’s Bay


Please note that any remaining bottles from the Welcome will also be available at the smaller tables on either side of the room in the Rongomātāne Dining Room.

Dinner Wines

These wines are shared across all of our dinner tables, with no table having an identical set of wines – Please feel free to exchange with your friends at other tables! The full selection of dinner wines is also available at the Tasting Table at the rear of the room.


Sauvignon Blanc

  • Drylands Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Marlborough

  • Matua Lands and Legends Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Marlborough

  • Yealands Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Marlborough

  • Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Marlborough

  • Craggy Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Wairarapa

  • Villa Maria Woven Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Marlborough

  • The Marlborist Grande Sauvignon 2023, Marlborough

  • Seresin Marama Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Marlborough

  • Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Marlborough

  • Mahi The Alias Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Marlborough


Chardonnay

  • Dicey Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023, Central Otago

  • Isabel Estate Wild Barrique Chardonnay 2023, Marlborough

  • Neudorf Rosie’s Block Moutere Chardonnay 2024, Nelson

  • Ata Rangi Pōtiki Chardonnay 2024, Wairarapa

  • Delegat Crownthorpe Terraces Chardonnay 2025, Hawke's Bay

  • Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • Babich Irongate Chardonnay 2024, Hawke’s Bay

  • Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • Villa Maria Keltern Chardonnay 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • The Landing Chardonnay 2025, Northland


Aromatic Whites

  • Hunter's Estate Riesling 2026, Marlborough

  • Pegasus Bay BEL CANTO Dry Riesling 2024, North Canterbury

  • Dry River Craighall Riesling 2025, Wairarapa

  • Amisfield Pinot Gris 2025, Central Otago

  • Leefield Station The Gatherer Gewurztraminer 2025, Marlborough

  • Spy Valley Gewurztraminer 2024, Marlborough

  • Albariño Brothers Bell Vineyard Albariño 2025, Gisborne

  • Seifried Grüner Veltliner 2024, Nelson

  • Siren Queen of Cups Chenin Blanc 2025, Marlborough

  • Millton Te Arai Chenin Blanc Demi Sec 2020, Gisborne


Pinot Noir

  • Mt. Difficulty Pinot Noir 2024, Central Otago

  • Wild Irishman Tūturi Alexandra Pinot Noir 2024, Central Otago

  • Rippon 'Rippon' Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2022, Central Otago

  • Felton Road Pinot Noir MacMuir 2022, Central Otago

  • Tatty Bogler Pinot Noir 2023, Waitaki Valley

  • Greystone Pinot Noir 2021, North Canterbury

  • Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020, North Canterbury

  • Caythorpe Pinot Noir 2023, Marlborough

  • Huntress Pawero Pinot Noir 2024, Wairarapa

  • Escarpment Pinot Noir 2023, Wairarapa


Syrah

  • Nanny Goat Bendigo Syrah 2025, Central Otago

  • Te Whare Ra SV5182 Syrah 2024, Marlborough

  • Te Mata Estate Syrah 2025, Hawke's Bay

  • Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • Squawking Magpie Stoned Crow Syrah 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • Stonecroft Serine Syrah 2023, Hawke's Bay

  • Alpha Domus The Barnstormer Syrah 2023, Hawke's Bay

  • Church Road Grand Reserve Syrah 2022, Hawke's Bay

  • Mission Jewelstone Syrah 2021, Hawke's Bay

  • RADBURND Syrah 2019, Hawke's Bay


Smaller-Planted & Bordeaux Reds

  • Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Cabernet Franc 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • Paritua Stone Paddock Cabernet Franc 2021, Hawke's Bay

  • Soljan's Barrique Reserve Kumeu Pinotage 2025, Auckland

  • Decibel Testify Malbec Syrah 2020, Hawke's Bay

  • Craggy Range Te Kahu 2024, Hawke's Bay

  • Čuvar Guardians Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2023, Hawke's Bay

  • Church Road Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec 2021, Hawke's Bay

  • Babich The Patriarch 2018, Hawke's Bay

  • Te Motu Kokoro 2021, Auckland

  • Atípico Under the Plum Tree 2025, Marlborough


Dessert Wine – Delivered to your table as dessert is served

  • Spy Valley Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Marlborough

  • Greywacke Botrytis Pinot Gris 2023, Marlborough

  • Forrest Botrytised Riesling 2024, Marlborough

  • Seifried Winemakers Collection Sweet Agnes Riesling 2024, Nelson

  • Pegasus Bay FORTISSIMO Fortified Muscat 2023, North Canterbury

  • The Landing Port, Northland


Zero Alcohol – Available at the Zero Alcohol Bar in the Rongomātāne Foyer

  • Giesen 0% Sparkling Brut

  • Kim Crawford Illuminate 0% Sauvignon Blanc

  • Giesen 0% Sauvignon Blanc

  • Selaks Zero Pinot Gris 2025, Hawke’s Bay

  • Selaks Zero Rosé 2025, Hawke’s Bay

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