New Zealand · GI (Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006)

North Canterbury

Sub-zone

North Canterbury is a GI of Canterbury in New Zealand.

The main wine area of Canterbury, centred on the Waipara Valley north of Christchurch. Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on limestone and gravel.

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The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type: GI (Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006)
Within: Canterbury
Area: 1,088,140 ha registered outline
Centre: 42.7743° S, 172.6695° E
Legal basis: Registered with IPONZ. The registered boundaries are drawn on maps; the units here are the districts that contain them.

Outline: Built from the administrative units that contain the area. The legal boundary follows other lines (roads, rivers, farms or altitude), so the real area is smaller.

Where it is

Nearest town: 59 km north of Rangiora
Nearest city: 84 km north of Christchurch 419,200 people
To the sea: 42 km
Rivers nearby: Hurunui (6 km) · Waiau (15 km)
Same latitude: Chiloé (Chile)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: -1–2,221 m
Mean elevation: 570 m

Measured over the whole outline on 217,303 elevation cells of about 224 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Inside North Canterbury · 1

Waipara ValleySub-zone

Wineries · 1

Pyramid Valley Vineyards

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Sources

geoBoundaries NZL ADM2 (2021) (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0))

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