New Zealand and Australia get to settle their differences on the rugby pitch and cricket field, but when it comes to wine, there's never been a fair playing field. Until now. We dig into Vivino data to see which country does wine better.

We all know and love the Australia-New Zealand rivalry. It's a bit like watching siblings fight over lego sets. Topics they bicker over include Russell Crowe's nationality, each other's dodgy sportsmanship, who has the better landscapes, and whose climate is more tolerable.

While these two Commonwealth realms get to settle their differences over media jabs and sporting quibbles, when it comes to wine, there's never been a fair playing field. So we decided to dig into Vivino data to see who does wine better and settle this debate.

The four categories we judge Australia and New Zealand in wine include:

Quantity. Who produces more? Quality. Who produces the better wine? Wine styles. Of the flagship wines, who produces more and which are better? Wine drinkers. Who has the better wine drinkers?

We've got Australia's AC/DC and New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords keeping score. Follow the results below:

1. Quantity

Alright, Australia, we get it. You're bigger than New Zealand. With over 160,000 hectares of wine regions, you crush New Zealand's 35,000 hectares. This means you make more wine, and you have way more ratings.

Vivino users vote:

Australia wines: Over 820,000 ratings on Vivino

New Zealand wines: Over 300,000 ratings on Vivino

One point to Australia and their massive wine industry.

2. Quality

What New Zealand lacks in quantity sure makes up for in quality, according to Vivino users from all over the world. It's not about size, is it New Zealand?

Vivino users vote:

New Zealand wines: Average rating of 3.72

Australia wines: Average rating of 3.57

One point to New Zealand and their fine wines.

3. Wine Styles

Let's square off Australia's most famous red and white wine styles versus New Zealand's most famous red and white wine styles.

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc vs. Australian Chardonnay

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is one of the world's most famous white wines. It is typically a very crisp wine with flavors of grapefruit, tropical fruit and cut grass. Matching up is Australian Chardonnay, the country's most popular white wine, a wine they make both oaked and unoaked versions of.

Vivino users vote:

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc: Over 165,000 ratings, average rating of 3.79

Australian Chardonnay: Over 50,000 ratings, average rating of 3.39

Two points, New Zealand, one for number of ratings, one for higher average rating.

New Zealand Pinot Noir vs. Australian Shiraz

Australian Shiraz is one of the world's most popular styles, with it's full-body, high-alcohol, and vibrant berry and plum flavors. Matching up is New Zealand Pinot Noir. While a very different wine from Shiraz, it is by far New Zealand's most popular red wine. These Pinots brim with fresh red cherries and fresh cut roses.

Vivino users vote:

Australian Shiraz: Over 280,000 ratings, average rating of 3.67

New Zealand Pinot Noir: Just over 75,000 ratings, average rating of 3.61

Two points, Australia, over the crossbar and between the uprights, successful conversion.

4. The Wine Drinkers

In the final category, we wanted to know, who has the most confident wine drinkers; who believes in their country's wine more? And secondly, who has more sportsmanship; which country can rate the other better and be okay with that?

Confidence

To determine which country believed in their own wine more, we looked at how Aussies rated Aussie wine compared to the rest of the world, and how Kiwis rated Kiwi wine compared to the rest of the world.

Vivino users vote:

Aussie wine drinkers: +0.12. Rate Australian wine an average of 3.69, rest of world rates Australian wine an average of 3.57.

Kiwi wine drinkers: +0.03. Rate New Zealand wine an average of 3.74, rest of world rates New Zealand wine an average of 3.71.

One point Australia. They're "up oneself," they might say.

Sportsmanship

To determine who are better sports, we looked at how Aussies rated New Zealand wine compared to the rest of the world, and how Kiwis rated Australian wine compared to the rest of the world.

Vivino users vote:

Kiwi wine drinkers: +0.07. Rate Australian wine an average of 3.64, rest of world rates Australia wine an average of 3.57.

Aussie wine drinkers: -0.09. Rate New Zealand wine an average of 3.63, while the rest of world rates New Zealand wine an average of 3.72.

One point New Zealand. They clearly don't mind being complimentary of Australia, a true sign of sportsmanship in this rivalry.

And that's a draw! You didn't actually think we were going to pick a winner, did you?