Wine Regions

Welcome to a world of wine, set apart from the mainland on a small island in the Hauraki Gulf, off shore from New Zealand’s biggest city – Auckland. Home to …

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Down in the small township of Waikari, you’ll find a couple of very pleasant cafes to get a cuppa and a bite to eat – there’s also an attractive Village …

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Continuing on from where we left off in Part 1 of the Waipara Valley wine tour – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=3535 The Crater Rim is a boutique winery with two vineyards in Waipara, and …

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Visiting the North Canterbury wine region, I’ll assume you’re setting off from Christchurch to the south, and you’ll be in Waipara in well under an hour, so don’t rush. Take …

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If you are travelling south from Hawke’s Bay, the Central Hawke’s Bay region has a handful of excellent vineyard choices for you to explore. Stop at the rural township of …

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Heading further into the ‘wine village’ of Martinborough, from the starting point of the corner of Ponatahi Road and Huangarua Road (see the Martinborough Part 1 article elsewhere on WineFolio) …

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Moving on from the northern part of the Wairarapa region, head into the rather picturesque town of Martinborough. For the sheer number of wineries packed into one area, this place …

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Winemaking in Wairarapa started in 1897 when the French wife of an early settler, William Beetham produced the region’s first Pinot Noir. However, prohibition in the early 1900s meant that …

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This is the latest of our sub-regional guides to Hawke’s Bay – this time we’ll be looking at the wineries that you reach heading from the north, and then the …

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Northland ought to be on everyone’s radar as a wine region worth visiting. Not only is it the cradle of New Zealand wine – boasting the heritage of being the …

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