A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
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 …
North Canterbury – Waipara (part 2) Read More
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 …
North Canterbury – Waipara Valley pt.1 Read More
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 …
Hawke’s Bay – Central region Read More
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) …
Wairarapa: Martinborough – Part 2 Read More
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 …
Wairarapa: Martinborough pt.1 Read More
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 …
Wairarapa: Masterton, Gladstone & Greytown Read More
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 …
Hawke’s Bay: Napier and around Read More
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 …
Northland: a Bay of Islands wine tour Read More
Let’s start this section of Hawke’s Bay as though you’re in the centre of Havelock North. You’ve had your breakfast at one of the excellent café options in town, and …
Hawke’s Bay: Havelock North to Te Awanga Read More
My advice is that you’ll be arriving in this area onboard your bike as part of the fabulous Hawke’s Bay Trails – this is the aptly-named ‘Wineries Ride’ section of …
Hawke’s Bay – Gimblett Gravels & Bridge Pa Read More