New Zealand Organic & Biodynamic wine production data: See organics, Biodynamics, New Zealand.

2021: Data from BioGro (which certifies 98% of the organic wine sector in New Zealand) showed there were 2,418ha of certified organic and Biodynamic vineyards (82%) including 432ha of vines in conversion (18%). By region the numbers were 20ha in Auckland (1%), 40ha in Gisborne (2%), 73ha in Nelson (3%), 282ha in Hawkes Bay (12%), 154 ha in Wairarapa (6%), 1,166ha in Marlborough (48%), 524ha in Central Otago (22%), 159ha in Canterbury (6%). There were 102 organic and Biodynamic labels. The average vineyard site was 10.3ha. Overall there were 1,1100ha of red grape varieties: 890ha of Pinot Noir, 85ha of Merlot, 73ha of Syrah, 29ha of Cabernet Sauvignon, 16ha of Cabernet Franc, 24ha of red; and 1.28ha of white varieties: 786ha Sauvignon Blanc, 239ha of Chardonnay, 127ha of Pinot gris, 79ha of Riesling, 14ha of Gewurztraminer, and 56ha of Other whites.

2020: ‘Over 10% of New Zealand wineries (70 of 677) now hold organic certification from Biogro, of which only 49 are as yet fully certified. Just 4.6% of all New Zealand vineyard land (which was 37,969ha in 2018) is certified organic, though in some smaller regions with a greater leaning towards artisan production, the proportions are higher: 16.7% organic in Central Otago, 8.9% in Nelson, 7.9% in North Canterbury and 7.4% in Wairarapa, for instance,’ David Longfield reported for Decanter.com (19 Feb 2000) in ‘New Zealand organic wines to try’.

2015: As of vintage 2015 New Zealand had 165 certified organic or Biodynamic estates (12% of all NZ growers) with a collective 1,900 hectares (4,693 acres) of vineyards and 69 certified organic wineries. This meant around 6% of New Zealand’s vineyard land had certification (by Assure, Demeter or Bio-Gro). By region: 16.1% Otago. 4.9% Marlborough.

2012: As of the 2012 vintage, Organic Winegrowers New Zealand reported 2,550 hectares of certified organic vineyards or about 7.6% of the country’s total vineyard area. Of these 2,550 hectares, approximately half were fully certified organic for the 2012 vintage, with the rest registered as in conversion to organic production.

2007: In 2007 Bio-Gro New Zealand (the largest of New Zealand’s several certification bodies) certified 20 organic growers with 225 hectares (555 acres) of vineyards (Source: Jared White of BioGro 2015).

2002: 178.325ha of organic vineyards for Grapes/Viticulture, including registration conversion and full BioGro (Source: Bio-Gro). Andreas Welte (June 2002) reported thirteen certified organic vineyards, four on the North Island and nine on the South Island. They ranged from three to fifty hectares in size. There were another five vineyards in the North Island, mainly Hawkes Bay and Waiheke Island and another six around the South Island, mainly Nelson, Marlborough, Waipara, Christchurch and Otago which are in conversion to organic management or establishing new operations, ranging from twelve to sixty hectares.’

1989-1999: During the 1989-1999 period Bio-Gro New Zealand certified 6 organic growers (Source: Jared White of BioGro, July 2015).