{"id":3829,"date":"2021-07-01T07:18:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T07:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2021-07-01T07:36:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T07:36:52","slug":"north-canterbury-waikari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3829","title":{"rendered":"North Canterbury &#8211; Waikari"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3829\" class=\"elementor elementor-3829\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6ab7d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6ab7d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ea581f\" data-id=\"5ea581f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a4a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a4a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Down in the small township of <strong>Waikari<\/strong>, you\u2019ll find a couple of very pleasant cafes to get a cuppa and a bite to eat \u2013 there\u2019s also an attractive Village Green where you could sit and have a picnic. The <strong>Weka Pass Railway,<\/strong> which is staffed by volunteers, runs over 12.8km of track through cuttings in the local scenic limestone covered hills from Waikari to Glenmark (and back). Check the website for details, but it seems to be running every other Sunday during the winter. The trains have 1930s carriages and an open-air viewing carriage, and is pulled by either a 1909 steam or 1950s diesel locomotive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea52086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea52086\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4440e9\" data-id=\"c4440e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e3ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19e3ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Waikari-train-station-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3831\" alt=\"Waikari view from station\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Waikari-train-station-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Waikari-train-station-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Waikari-train-station-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Waikari-train-station-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Waikari-train-station.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f85115d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f85115d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e17ce37\" data-id=\"e17ce37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4646567 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4646567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8b43e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8b43e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e1248b\" data-id=\"8e1248b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7cdf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e7cdf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pyramid Valley<\/strong> as a world-famous vineyard began when Mike and Claudia Weersing finished their worldwide 15-year quest for the perfect place to grow grapes \u2013 in Waikari. From 2017, <strong>Steve Smith<\/strong> and <strong>Brian Sheth<\/strong> came together to take on the Pyramid Valley legacy, with the Estate now managed by <strong>Huw Kinch<\/strong> who earned his stripes making wines in Martinborough. Pyramid Valley has always been bio-dynamically farmed, and the wines reflect this, the site, and the place. I\u2019ve often heard Pyramid Valley wines from the past described as \u201cextraordinary\u201d and it will be really interesting to see how the \u2018next generation\u2019 of wines develop.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8acf1a2\" data-id=\"8acf1a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e346d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e346d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Huw-Kinch.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Huw-Kinch.jpg 900w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Huw-Kinch-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Huw-Kinch-768x719.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-322fee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"322fee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a531370\" data-id=\"a531370\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851a5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"851a5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pyramid-Valley-big-barrels-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3838\" alt=\"Pyramid Valley winery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pyramid-Valley-big-barrels-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pyramid-Valley-big-barrels-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pyramid-Valley-big-barrels.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4ffd1\" data-id=\"2a4ffd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14852be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14852be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I reviewed two of the 2016 Pinot Noirs \u2013 both 95\/100 &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Angel Flower Pinot Noi<\/strong><strong>r<\/strong> is here &gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=2457\">www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=2457<\/a>, and the 2016\u00a0<strong>Earth Smoke Pinot Noir<\/strong>\u00a0here &gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=2408\">www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=2408<\/a><\/p><p>As well as what is now classified as the \u2018<em>Botanical Collection<\/em>\u2019 of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay \u2013 which includes the two wines reviewed; there is now the \u2018<em>Appellation Collection<\/em>\u2019 that includes wines from Marlborough, Central Otago as well as North Canterbury, across a few varietals including Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and an \u2018Orange wine\u2019. If you want to visit &#8211; and the Cellar Door is currently closed as big developments take place including the new, impressive winery that I saw on my visit \u2013 you\u2019ll need to book an appointment through the website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pyramidvalley.co.nz\/\">www.pyramidvalley.co.nz<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd239c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd239c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2557a50\" data-id=\"2557a50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc012d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc012d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visits usually include a tour, barrel samples and tastings in the cute Cellar Door that was once a stable block. Look for an interview with winemaker Huw Kinch on WineFolio in the next few weeks. The vineyard is at 548 Pyramid Valley Road, Waikari, phone 06 650 5550.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-584a3fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"584a3fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8023fde\" data-id=\"8023fde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b982d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7b982d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c1dd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c1dd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f7884\" data-id=\"05f7884\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360d241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"360d241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Marcel-Giesen-Sherwyn-Veldhuizen-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3665\" alt=\"Bell Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Marcel-Giesen-Sherwyn-Veldhuizen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Marcel-Giesen-Sherwyn-Veldhuizen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Marcel-Giesen-Sherwyn-Veldhuizen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Marcel-Giesen-Sherwyn-Veldhuizen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Marcel-Giesen-Sherwyn-Veldhuizen-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4ab908 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4ab908\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1553830\" data-id=\"1553830\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8611722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8611722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A short drive from the township (and not that far from Pyramid Valley) is <strong>Bell Hill vineyard<\/strong>. Another vineyard that was founded (in 1997) after founders <strong>Marcel Giesen<\/strong> and <strong>Sherwyn Veldhuizen<\/strong> concluded a search for a plot of land \u201cwhere they could grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with limestone soil derived characteristics which can be defined by structure, acidity and longevity\u201d. The climate was considered marginal for growing grapes, and the land is quiet elevated, but I think it\u2019s fair to say that Bell Hill is now considered to be one of New Zealand\u2019s great vineyards, appearing on the Fine Wines of New Zealand list for both their Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. I spent the afternoon in the vineyard with Shwerwyn and our conversations are here &gt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3657\">www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3657<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1f160d\" data-id=\"f1f160d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a50a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0a50a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vineyard is probably the most closely-planted that I can recall seeing in New Zealand. <strong>Larry McKenna<\/strong> extolled it\u2019s charm when I suggested I would try and visit \u2013 \u201cit is immaculate\u201d were his words. The limestone is evident in scars across the hillside, and underfoot. The vineyard is not open to the public, but \u2013 as I did \u2013 you can email and request an appointment to visit on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@bellhill.co.nz\">info@bellhill.co.nz<\/a>. The wines are produced in limited quantities and they have to manage demand very carefully. The best way to be able to enjoy a bottle of their wine is to express an interest and be added to a mailing list. 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