Vintage Statistics
Fact File
This information is compiled from 2009 vintage survey results, coordinated by New Zealand Winegrowers. The data covers the whole Wellington/Wairarapa region, including Masterton, Gladstone and the Kapiti Coast as well as Martinborough. Data for Martinborough vineyards and wineries is not separately available.
| 2000 | 2009 | |
| Wellington/Wairarapa producing area (ha) | 327ha | 871* |
| Number of vineyards | 37 | 58 |
| Vintage tonnage | 1,124 | 4421 |
Predominant varieties for the 2008 and 2009 vintages
| Varieties | 2008 (% of total) |
2009 (% of total) | |
| Pinot Noir | 48 | 47 | |
| Sauvignon Blanc | 34 | 35 | |
| Chardonnay | 6 | 7 | |
| Pinot Gris | 4 | 4 | |
| Riesling | 5 | 4 | |
| Cabernets, Merlot, Syrah and other varieties | 6 | 3 |
- Industry forecasts to 2011 anticipate that Pinot Noir will continue to dominate this region with Sauvignon Blanc increasing as a percentage of total production, and other varieties remaining about the same
- The Wairarapa region accounts for only three percent of national average by vineyard area
- From such boutique scale and low crop levels, the Wairarapa produces only one percent of the national average by volume
- Virtually all Martinborough wineries are characterised as small (annual wine sales of less than 200K litres) with only two achieving annual sales of more than 200K litres
- This information is based on New Zealand Winegrowers classification
- Only Central Otago and Auckland regions are similar in having more than 90 percent of its wineries in the small category ; Hawkes Bay and Marlborough are 60 and over 76 percent respectively (2008 figures)