Auckland is home to New Zealand's biggest wine producers and has significant processing facilities. Auckland viticulture declined through the 1970s and 1980s with the rise of Hawkes Bay and Marlborough, but with improved viticultural methods it is now resurgent.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay are favoured. High quality reds produced at Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf and at Matakana to the north have helped raise Auckland's reputation as a high quality wine region. Shallow clays over hard silty-clay or sandy loam predominate. Top producers: Stoneyridge, Goldwater, Obsidian. Kumeu River