This year marked 23 consecutive years of export growth for New Zealand wine, with a 2.5% rise in value, despite flatter than usual volumes. The most expensive wine in New Zealand is the Destiny Bay Magna Praemia, from Waiheke Island. The Magna Praemia is a blend of Cabernet, Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot and the name is Latin for “great rewards”; in New Zealand, this wine weighs in at an average price of $300 and carries an aggregated critic score of 92. Source: Wine Searcher