--- title: "Marsden Winery vs Sovrano Estate: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Marsden Winery or Sovrano Estate more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kerikeri restaurants 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/marsden-winery-vs-sovrano-estate" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Marsden Winery vs Sovrano Estate: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Marsden Winery or Sovrano Estate more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kerikeri restaurants 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**: Marsden Winery and Sovrano Estate - **Competitive set**: Kerikeri restaurants - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Marsden Winery Share of Search**: 19.3% - **Sovrano Estate Share of Search**: 2.6% ## Is Marsden Winery or Sovrano Estate more popular in search? - In October 2026, Marsden Winery had more branded searches than Sovrano Estate among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand. Marsden Winery had about 1,280 branded searches, while Sovrano Estate had 170. Marsden Winery made up 19.3% of all Kerikeri restaurant searches we track, and Sovrano Estate accounted for 2.6%. - Marsden Winery was ahead of Sovrano Estate in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Marsden Winery’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand moved from 25.4% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Sovrano Estate’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 170. ## Top Kerikeri restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, both Marsden Winery and Sovrano Estate showed up in all four answers. Marsden Winery was listed before Sovrano Estate in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Māha Restaurant | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Marsden Winery | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Sovrano Estate | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Cafe Jerusalem | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Plough & Feather | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Black Olive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Kerikeri restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Kerikeri, New Zealand?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Cafe Jerusalem, 4. Sovrano Estate - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Kerikeri, New Zealand?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Sovrano Estate, 4. Cafe Jerusalem - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Kerikeri, New Zealand for a trip to kerikeri?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Sovrano Estate, 4. Cafe Jerusalem - Searched Google, AI Overview "kerikeri vineyards": 1. Marsden Winery, 2. Sovrano Estate Not named in any answer: Plough & Feather and Black Olive. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Kerikeri restaurants in October 2026? - In October 2026, Sovrano Estate overtook Cafe Jerusalem to rank 5th among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, with 2.6% of the searches. - In October 2026, Marsden Winery lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 21.3% to 19.3%. ## How has branded search for Marsden Winery and Sovrano Estate changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Marsden Winery estimated searches | Marsden Winery Share of Search | Marsden Winery rank | Sovrano Estate estimated searches | Sovrano Estate Share of Search | Sovrano Estate rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 25.4% | 2 | 170 | 2.3% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 22.6% | 2 | 210 | 2% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 2.5K | 22.2% | 2 | 210 | 1.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 2K | 22.7% | 2 | 170 | 1.9% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.7K | 22% | 2 | 110 | 1.4% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1.7K | 23.4% | 2 | 110 | 1.5% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 22% | 3 | 140 | 2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 21.5% | 3 | 140 | 2.5% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 19.9% | 3 | 140 | 2.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2K | 21.2% | 3 | 90 | 1.6% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 21.3% | 3 | 110 | 1.8% | 6 | | Oct 2026 | 1.3K | 19.3% | 3 | 170 | 2.6% | 5 | ## How are Marsden Winery’s and Sovrano Estate’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Marsden Winery’s and Sovrano Estate’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. - **Marsden Winery**: Measured on the search terms “marsden estate”, “marsden estate menu”, “marsden estate wine”, “marsden winery” and “marsden winery menu”, summed into one figure. - **Sovrano Estate**: Measured on the search term “sovrano estate”. - [Marsden Winery profile](/demand/nz/brands/marsden-winery) - [Sovrano Estate profile](/demand/nz/brands/sovrano-estate) - [All Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/kerikeri/restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Marsden Winery or Sovrano Estate more popular in search? In October 2026, Marsden Winery had more branded searches than Sovrano Estate among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand. Marsden Winery had about 1,280 branded searches, while Sovrano Estate had 170. Marsden Winery made up 19.3% of all Kerikeri restaurant searches we track, and Sovrano Estate accounted for 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Marsden Winery vs Sovrano Estate: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/marsden-winery-vs-sovrano-estate This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/marsden-winery-vs-sovrano-estate. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.