New Zealand — Intensity at the Edge of the World

New Zealand produces Pinot Noir at the world's southernmost wine regions — and that extreme geography shows in the glass. Today's episode covers the three key New Zealand Pinot Noir zones: Central Otago, with its dramatic diurnal temperature swings and intensely colored, concentrated wines; Marlborough, known for Sauvignon Blanc but producing surprisingly serious Pinot; and Martinborough, a small zone north of Wellington producing wines with a precision and elegance that echoes Burgundy more than anywhere else in the country.