Church Road Winery Tour in Hawke's Bay – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 260, Part 2: Today’s second activity is doing some serious sipping at the Church Road Winery in Napier, Hawke’s Bay! Join us for this awesome winery tour in New Zealand!
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This afternoon we are checking out the oldest commercial winery in New Zealand – the Church Road Winery in Hawke’s Bay. It’s just a short drive from Napier making it one of the best wineries in Napier to check out!
The Church Road Wine Tour takes you behind the scenes of a working winery in New Zealand complete with an empty glass for tastings, into their cellar museum and ends with some food matching. It’s a very complete Hawke’s Bay winery tour and one you can’t miss in Napier!
So what do you think of this top New Zealand winery tour? Would you add Church Road Wine to your Napier travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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Boasting free Wi-Fi, a hot tub and a lovely outdoor swimming pool, Kiwiesque is located in the picturesque Linden Estate Vineyard. Guests can enjoy lovely mountain views from their private balcony.
Each room includes a refrigerator, a microwave, an electric kettle and a stove. They also have a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. Some rooms have a fully equipped kitchen, a hot tub, a TV and a DVD player.
You can cook a meal to enjoy with friends in 3 different BBQ areas. The property also offers access to free laundry facilities and a free business centre.
Kiwiesque Eskdale is a 10-minute drive from Napier Airport and a 15-minute drive from Napier town centre. A variety of forest and beach walks are within a 25-minute drive.
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Second episode of the 'Talking Wine with Julien' series where Julien Miquel, winemaker and wine writer, shares knowledge and information about the wines from New Zealand.
Watch the previous Episode about Bordeaux wine:
This video includes clips from a beautiful New Zealand wine presentation video by the New Zealand Story Group:
and images by NZ winegrowers:
Watch Episode #1 of the TWWJ series:
Some of the important points and top Kiwi wineries (links to websites) mentioned in the video are:
1- The grapes of New Zealand wine
80% of New Zealand wine is white.
62% of all NZ wine is Sauvignon Blanc.
15% of New Zealand wine is Pinot Noir
Top grapes after SB and PN are Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Merlot.
2- The regions of New Zealand wine
New Zealand's wine regions extend 1,600km (1000 miles) from sub-tropical Northland (36° S) down to Central Otago (46° S), home to the world’s most southerly vineyards.
Varied climates
Marlborough produces nearly 70% of all NZ wine.
Hawke’s Bay 12%
Cantral Otago: 5%
Wairarapa 3%
Waipara: 3%
3- Wineries of New Zealand, Wines to try:
Mega brands and groups in New New Zealand:
two are internationally owned
- Pernod Ricard (Brancott)
- and Constellation Brands/Vincor (Nobilo/Kim Crawford):
and two are New Zealand owned:
Villa Maria:
Delegat’s/Oyster Bay:
Brancot Estate: As early as 1973, they planted the first grapes at Brancott Vineyard against the local belief that the South Island was too cold to cultivate grapes. They planted their first Sauvignon Blanc in 1975 and released the first ever Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in 1979.
They make a wide range of affordable Sauvignon Blanc, their most high-end cuvee being the Chosen Rows Sauvignon Blanc.
Iconic wineries of New Zealand also include:
Kumeu River:
Craggy Range:
(also my personal favorites Te Mata:
Church Road:
Dry River:
also my personal favorite Ata Rangi:
Cloudy Bay:
also my personal favorite Clos Henry:
Rippon Vineyard in Central Otago:
and Two Paddocks, by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill:
If you’re wondering what are the most expensive new wines, I made a list the Top 25 most expensive kiwi wines on my blog Social Vignerons:
4- Top wine drinkers of NZ wine:
NZ exports more than 80% of the wines it produces, mainly to the following countries:
29% UK
28% US
22% Australia
UK+ US + Australia= 80% of nz wine exports.
5% Canada
5- Wine Tourism in New Zealand:
Wine tourism in important in New New Zealand. 279 wineries offer a total of 479 wine tourism experiences in the country. There are a little over 700,000 wine tourists every year in New Zealand, spending 3.8 billion dollars! Wine tourists in New Zealand come mainly from the US, Australia, and China.
Bonus fact: New Zealand is the 16th largest wine-producing country after Hungary and Brazil.
300 million liters or 400 million bottles. 1% of the global win production.
There are about 500 wineries in New Zealand.
As a comparison, Bordeaux wine region counts 6600 wine growers, and produces 600-700 million liters of wine, so the Bordeaux region of France alone (15% of France’s wine output) produces twice as much wine as New Zealand!
If you’re wondering what are the most expensive new wines, I made a list the Top 25 most expensive kiwi wines on my blog Social Vignerons, I’ll link to it in the description down below, some interesting wines in there.
Question of the Day: What is your favorite NZ wine? Or your favorite winery?
#twwj #newzealand #wine
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The four guest bedrooms are elegant, spacious and restful, featuring traditional villa proportions. Luxury linens are provided on super-king/king size beds, and guests are provided with freshly laundered bathrobes and slippers. Newly installed ensuite bathrooms are spacious, with double sinks and showers, ample mirrors and daily fresh flowers.
Gourmet breakfasts are served in the spacious breakfast room, the garden, or on your own private balcony. A guest lounge is also available for relaxing in.
Hosts Claus and Jackie extend a warm welcome to visitors from around the world and can help to locate special opportunities to add to your itinerary - from superyacht cruising to deer hunting and fly-fishing with your own private guide.
Go to takarunga.co.nz for more information and on-line booking
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