新西兰的葡萄栽培是从1819年开始的,是殖民者从欧洲最早将葡萄引入新西兰,而逐渐发展成为果树生产的。但是,由于受当时的生产条件和技术水平所限,葡萄生产的发展非常缓慢,直到第二次世界大战以后,特别是近20年来,葡萄生产才得到迅速地发展。1960年,新西兰全国只有葡萄园388公顷,年产葡萄酒2,600吨,而从1961年到1970年的十年期间,葡萄园面积得到很快地发展,达到1,468公顷。 New Zealand’s viticulture began in 1819, is the colonialists from Europe first introduction of grapes to New Zealand, and gradually developed into fruit trees. However, due to the limited production conditions and technical level of the time, the production of grapes was very slow. Until after the Second World War, especially in the past 20 years, the production of grapes has been rapidly developed. In 1960, New Zealand had only 388 hectares of vineyards and 2,600 tons of wine a year. From 1961 to 1970, the area of ​​vineyards was rapidly developed to 1,468 hectares.