--- title: "Cloudy Bay vs Villa Maria: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cloudy Bay or Villa Maria? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wine brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cloudy-bay-vs-villa-maria" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudy Bay vs Villa Maria: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Cloudy Bay or Villa Maria? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wine brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Cloudy Bay and Villa Maria - **Competitive set**: Wine brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cloudy Bay Share of Search**: 27.4% - **Villa Maria Share of Search**: 7.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Cloudy Bay or Villa Maria? - In August 2026, Cloudy Bay had more branded searches than Villa Maria among wine brands in New Zealand. Cloudy Bay was estimated to have 8.4K branded searches compared to Villa Maria’s 2.2K, and held a 27.4% Share of Search versus Villa Maria’s 7.3%. - Cloudy Bay was ahead of Villa Maria in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cloudy Bay’s estimated Share of Search among wine brands in New Zealand moved from 30.9% to 27.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.7K to 8.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Villa Maria’s estimated Share of Search among wine brands in New Zealand moved from 7.5% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.8K to 2.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wine brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Villa Maria gained estimated Share of Search among wine brands in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 7.3%. - In August 2026, Cloudy Bay rose from 2nd to 1st among wine brands in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudy Bay estimated searches | Cloudy Bay Share of Search | Cloudy Bay rank | Villa Maria estimated searches | Villa Maria Share of Search | Villa Maria rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 11.7K | 30.9% | 1 | 2.8K | 7.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 18.3K | 41.6% | 1 | 3K | 6.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 24.9K | 41.7% | 1 | 3.5K | 5.8% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 22K | 40.7% | 1 | 3.3K | 6.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 20.8K | 41.5% | 1 | 2.9K | 5.8% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 17.1K | 35.6% | 1 | 3.3K | 6.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 12.7K | 33.2% | 1 | 2.1K | 5.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 9.7K | 27.9% | 1 | 3K | 8.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 7.4K | 24.9% | 1 | 2.4K | 8.2% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 7.8K | 27.1% | 2 | 1.9K | 6.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 8.4K | 27.4% | 1 | 2.2K | 7.3% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudy Bay’s and Villa Maria’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Cloudy Bay**: Measured on the search terms “cloudy bay”, “cloudy bay champagne”, “cloudy bay chardonnay”, “cloudy bay marlborough”, “cloudy bay near me”, “cloudy bay nz”, “cloudy bay online”, “cloudy bay pelorus”, “cloudy bay pelorus brut”, “cloudy bay pelorus rose”, “cloudy bay pinot”, “cloudy bay sauvignon blanc price”, “cloudy bay sav”, “cloudy bay shed”, “cloudy bay sparkling”, “cloudy bay te koko”, “cloudy bay te wahi”, “cloudy bay wine”, “cloudybay”, “cloudybay com”, “cloudybay wine”, “sauvignon cloudy bay”, “te koko o kupe cloudy bay” and “the cloudy bay shed”, summed into one figure. - **Villa Maria**: Measured on the search terms “villa maria near me”, “villa maria new zealand”, “villa maria nz”, “villa maria online”, “villa maria pinot noir”, “villa maria sauvignon blanc”, “villa maria wine”, “villamaria”, “villamaria co nz”, “villamaria sauvignon blanc” and “villamaria wine”, summed into one figure. - [Cloudy Bay profile](/demand/nz/brands/cloudy-bay) - [Villa Maria profile](/demand/nz/brands/villa-maria) - [All wine brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wine-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Cloudy Bay or Villa Maria? In August 2026, Cloudy Bay had more branded searches than Villa Maria among wine brands in New Zealand. Cloudy Bay was estimated to have 8.4K branded searches compared to Villa Maria’s 2.2K, and held a 27.4% Share of Search versus Villa Maria’s 7.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudy Bay vs Villa Maria: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cloudy-bay-vs-villa-maria This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cloudy-bay-vs-villa-maria. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.