Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Located Northwest of Hawkes Bay and Southeast of Auckland, the Waikato region is a small wine producer with only 12 wineries. A warm climate, rains, and heavy moisture have brought mildews and rot, and the area is no longer as important as it once was. The soil here is principally a heavy clay loam, and the region grows mostly Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
