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New Zealand Vegan Wine List

Posted On
September 7, 2020
An Article By
Mark

WineIt’s not always easy sourcing a good vegan wine, so we’ve compiled this list as a useful starting point. If you’re not quite sure what vegan wine entails, then view our previous article for further information about vegan wines. In our opinion, one step better than vegan wine is organic vegan wine, so we have also highlighted those for you to peruse.

Stock may change, so it’s best if you check directly with the supplier to confirm it is vegan. Let us know if we need to update the list or you have suggestions, particularly if you find any vegan New Zealand Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

Before you dive into our fantastic list of vegan wines, we would like to briefly address biodynamic and organic farming methods in the production of wines in New Zealand.  There’s a grey area on how each winery determines if their wine is vegan. A lot of wineries say their wines are vegan if they use non-animal derived “fining agents”, but there can be other factors to consider.

Organic wines are made from certified organically grown grapes with the need to avoid any synthetic chemicals or additives in the process. These wineries are typically certified by organisations such as BioGro NZ. Biodynamic wine is produced from grapes grown using biodynamic farming principles. This is when the entire vineyard is seen as a complete ecosystem where all of its parts and processes work together with little intervention from external sources. 

For those in the vegan community, it is of note that the addition of organic fertilisers to soils (in both organic and biodynamic vineyards) could contain non-vegan elements such as animal dung, and composted plant materials made from insects and microorganisms.

If you need more information about the production of a particular wine, then you are best to contact the winery directly.

 

Albarino

Barbera

Blanc de Noir

Cabernet Franc

Chardonnay

Chenin Blanc

Chiaroscuro

Dolcetto

Fume Blanc

Gewürztraminer

Grüner Veltliner

La Monella

Merlot

Methode Traditionnelle

Nebbiolo

Pinot Grigio

Pinot Gris

Pinot Noir

Riesling

Rosé

Saint Lauren

Sauvignon Blanc

Syrah

Tempranillo

Viognier

Würzer

Zweigelt

Zinfandel

Last Updated December 2020

Comments

  1. Evie

    Rabbit ranch wines are vegan friendly, are you able to add to the list? :)

  2. Mark

    Hi Maria, Thanks for letting us know, I have added in the Hans Herzog wines now. Have a great day!

  3. Maria

    Need to add Hans Herzog to this list! Certified organic and vegan wines. No additions, no filtration and no fining :)

  4. Mark

    Thanks Chris – will get them added to the list. Have a great day!

  5. Chris

    The Darling wines are vegan and organic, are you able to add?

  6. Mark OSullivan

    Brennan in Gibberston Valley, confirmed their B2 Pinot Noir is vegan. (I didn’t ask about any others)

  7. Andy

    Amazing!!! Thank you guys! 🍷👍🏼

  8. Belinda

    Babydoll wines & The Crossings (both by Yealands) are also vegan friendly. All Yealands wines post 2015 are vegan.

  9. Mark

    Thanks Nik, we have added the Greystone wines to the list. Have a great day!

  10. Nicholas Mavromatis

    All the Greystone wines are vegan

  11. Mark

    Thanks for the tip Jess, I have added in Giesen’s Organic Sauvignon Blanc as it appears to be the only one of theirs that is certified Vegan. Waiting to hear back from Catalina Sounds Wines for confirmation. Have a great day!

  12. Jessica

    Giesen and Catalina Sounds wines are also vegan. Their wines are beautiful so deserve to be one this awesome list.

  13. Mark

    Thanks for the tip Andrew, we’ll look into finding some.

  14. Andrew Sanders

    List is very handy but wonder why there are no shiraz or cab sav listed?

  15. Jodi

    Excellent list, thank you

  16. Susan

    Thanks for compiling this list, I always struggle to know which wines in NZ are vegan, this helps massively!

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