Roaring Wine Tours
We are located in Cromwell, Central Otago, New Zealand.
We operate a small wine tour business which takes people all over the Central Otago wine region on daily wine tours.
We collect passengers from Queenstown, Wanaka, Alexandra and Cromwell every day and taste wine from all over this region.
We only visit the smallest producers as it is our belief that the larger wine factories take the romance and passion out of the wine.
(Central Otago Wine Trip) Domaine Thomson, Felton Road, Mt Difficulty, Misha’s Vineyard
We stayed a night in Cromwell while driving from Queenstown to Wanaka.
Visited
- Cromwell Heritage Precinct,
- Domaine Thomson Wines
- Felton Road
- Mount Difficulty
- Misha's
and more in the next post/videos.
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New Zealand 2015: Central Otago Wine Region
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Mt Difficulty Wines, Central Otago, New Zealand
Wines of Central Otago: Misha's Vineyard
Named by UK Decanter Magazine as one of the Top 20 Wine Producers in New Zealand, Misha's Vineyard's wines are crafted by renowned winemaker, Olly Masters. Owners, Andy and Misha Wilkinson have a 'no compromise' philosophy which requires an exacting sustainable viticulture regime, hand-picking and considerate winemaking methodologies
They are committed to best practices in all levels of vineyard management and wine production. We are fully certified “Sustainable” under the New Zealand Winegrowers certification program.
43 The Crown Range on a Boom Trike
Day three of our seven day adventure from Christchurch to Te Anau via the lakes district. With the first two days of rain we're so pleased to see a break in the clouds and some sunshine today.
Our overnight stay at the historic Cardrona Hotel was everything we hoped it would be an more. Warm comfortable ensuite rooms. Exception food and wine. Roaring fires with big leather sofa's. And this morning, breakfast with everything fresh and tasty.
The day starts with a walk around the Cardrona Hotel before heading just north out of town to check out Bradrona - the bra fence that started in the late 1990s and has esculated to hundreds of random bras being strapped to a fence. Through a donation box, the bra fence has raised more than NZD$30,000 for the breast cancer society.
After this quick sight seeing stop, we're taking the Crown Range through to Cromwell, although this video is just the Crown Range and the Video No.44 will cover the ride through the Kawerau Gorge to Cromwell.
It was a beautiful day on the road, and with little traffic behind us we took the route fairly slowly - as to enjoy the vistas for as long as possible. We did however pull over when a vehicle came up behind us.
The Crown Range road is beautifully scenic and currently rates as my third favourite road in New Zealand - behind the Milford Sound Road and West Coast Road. Only down side to this road, it is that it is far too short!
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Golden Gate Lodge, Cromwell, New Zealand, HD Review
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Featuring 3 restaurants and a fitness centre, Golden Gate Lodge offers spacious rooms with views of the surrounding countryside and mountains. All rooms have a patio or courtyard with outdoor furniture.
Each room at Golden Gate Lodge Cromwell includes coffee/tea making facilities, satellite TV and a fully stocked minibar. All en suite bathrooms have a bath, shower and free toiletries.
Facilities include a fully equipped fitness centre and a guest laundry. The tour desk can book local activities such as mountain biking, fishing, winery tours, skiing, jet boating and golf.
Gentle Annie’s Restaurant offers à la carte fine dining. Pisa Cafe has an outdoor area and offers meals and snacks. Roaring Meg’s Bar features gaming facilities and giant plasma-screen TVs.
Located next door to Cromwell Golf Club, Golden Gate Lodge is a 5-minute Walk from Lake Dunstan and a 5-minute drive from Cromwell Racecourse.
Cromwell Wine & Food Festival
Central Otago NZ - Through Local Eyes - Aurum, Carrick and Quartz Reef Wines
Learn the reasons why Central Otago winemakers Rudi Bauer (Quartz Reef), Lucie Lawrence (Aurum Wines) and Francis Hutt (Carrick Wines) are inspired, and passionate about expressing the unique characteristics of Central Otago through their wines, and the importance of organics to their vineyards.
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Pinot Noir of Central Otago: Mt. Difficulty and Black Ridge Vineyard, 2009
During February and April 2009, Flying Wine Writer created a series of videos explaining the differents areas of New Zealand.
This video presents Mt Difficulty and Black Ridge Vineyard as an example of Bannockburn and Alexandra Basin areas within Central Otago, New Zealand.
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Day 1 - Sydney to queenstown , jucy condo campervan, queenstown mall, the ice bar ❄️❄️????????. Queenstown Lakeview holiday park.
Day 2 - Glenochy , road to paradise - delta discovery 4WD, Arrowtown, Skyline gondola????????????????, Fregburger ????????, Queenstown Lakeview holiday park.
Day 3 - Queenstown NZONE Skydive, Kawarau Bungy Centre, Gibbston valley wines and chesse, Roaring meg hydro power station cromwell, Sandfly bay, Dunedin holiday park & motels.
Day 4 - 1st Church of Otago, Dunedin railway station, Cadbury world, Ale House + Speight's Brewery, Baldwin Street (The Steepest Street In The World), University of Otago, Nugget point lighthouse, Te Anau Top 10 Holiday Park.
Day 5 - Milford Sound,Queenstown, Queenstown Lakeview holiday park.
Day 6 - Crown Range Road (Queenstown to Wanaka), Cardrona Bra Fence, Rob roy valley track, Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park.
Day 7 - Wanaka Tree, The Wanaka Wharf, Wanaka Flight Centre, Puzzling World, Lindis Pass, Omarama, Twizel High Country Salmon, Lake Pukaki, Glentanner Mount Cook Holiday Park.
Day 8 - Mt Cook Hooker Valley Trail, Tasman Glacier + Blue Lake, Mt Cook Alpine Salmon (Another Salmon Shop) ????????, Mt John Observatory + Astro Cafe， Church of the Good Shepherd ????????，Tekapo Hot Spring, Lake Tekapo Motels and Holiday Park.
Day 9 - Butlersjam Farm & Cafe (Timaru), Moeraki boulders, Oamaru, Oamaru blue penguin colony, Oamaru Top 10 park.
Day 10 - Christchurch,YMCA , Westfield Mall, International Antarctic Centre,Return Campervan to Jucy Centre, Town (Wall painting), Casino, Irish bar The Bog.
Day 11 - Christchurch Art Galleries, Tramway, Christchurch Cathedral, , Cathedral square, Cathedral junction barbers, New regent street precinct, Transitional Cathedral, Re: Start Mall,Christchurch Airport, Airport air lounge.
Eat.Taste.Central - A Central Otago Regional Menu
We are inviting locals and visitors to take their taste buds on a journey through the flavours of Central Otago between the 20th of September and 23rd of October 2017.
Local cafes, restaurants and cellar doors have helped produce a ‘Central Otago Regional Menu’ that celebrates our place in three categories: Burger & Sandwich Challenge, Pie, and Main Meal. Many of these dishes are matched with local Central Otago wines, beers and juices.
The public will be able to vote online for their favourite menu items and the “Peoples’ Choice” Award and an invited judging panel will select its top picks and an overall winner.
The ‘Regional Menu’ is available to taste between 20 September and 23 October.
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Mount Michael Wines, 2013 Wine Picking, April 21st.
Pinot Noir is our flagship wine. It does, however, present a paradox: under the right conditions, it can be one of the most rich and elegant red wines ever produced, but made from a finicky grape which is so difficult to grow it has been dubbed by many 'the Diva'.
Our vineyard at Lowburn, Central Otago, presents perfect growing conditions for Pinot Noir with its extremes of temperature and mineral rich soils comprising loam over schist and quartz gravels.
IWR 47: Mt.Difficulty 2015 ‘Packspur Vineyard’ Pinot Noir, Central Otago.
Mt.Difficulty 2015 ‘Grower Series, Lowburn Valley, Packspur Vineyard’ Pinot Noir, Central Otago.
The complete name may be a mouthful; however, I know Club Booze Hunter members get excited when a Central Otago pinot noir arrives as part of their bi-monthly case. Regarding the complete name, I do believe it’s a testament to Otago that they can differentiate their vineyards and consumers care!
Central Otago is one of New Zealand’s hottest, coldest and driest areas. It is also an area fantastic for growing Pinot Noir with 75% of the areas vineyards planted to the variety. This Mt.Difficulty wine is from the Lowburn Valley located within the subregion of the Cromwell Basin all within Central Otago.
When opening the wine, it looked a little simple. I decanted the wine back to bottle and left it overnight. The next day, the wine looked fantastic. On the nose there is Plum, Strawberry and Blueberry with lifted clove, char and cola. Overall, the wine is deep and pretty with a velveteen quality. In the mouth the wine is full, soft, round and textured.
Either put this wine away for a few years or decant, decant and decant,
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Newcastle upon Tyne
00:01:52 1 History
00:02:01 1.1 Roman
00:03:08 1.2 Anglo-Saxon and Norman
00:04:08 1.3 Middle Ages
00:04:57 1.4 16th to 19th centuries
00:09:13 1.5 20th and 21st centuries
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00:22:24 2.3 Climate
00:23:33 2.4 Green belt
00:24:29 3 Economy
00:25:33 3.1 Retail
00:27:56 3.2 Dwelling types
00:29:21 4 Demography
00:29:30 4.1 Population
00:31:54 4.2 Ethnicity
00:33:23 4.3 Dialect
00:35:49 4.4 Health
00:38:48 5 Culture
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00:46:19 5.5 Music
00:48:58 5.6 Concert venues
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00:52:07 5.8 Museums and galleries
00:53:00 5.9 In film
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00:57:42 7 Government
00:58:21 8 Transport
00:58:30 8.1 Airport
00:59:10 8.2 Rail
01:00:50 8.3 Metro
01:03:01 8.4 Road
01:04:13 8.5 Bus
01:05:38 8.6 Cycle
01:07:44 8.7 Water
01:08:26 9 Education
01:09:39 9.1 Tertiary
01:10:48 10 Religious sites
01:12:54 11 Media
01:15:17 12 Notable people
01:18:07 13 International relations
01:18:16 13.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
01:18:29 13.2 Other friendship agreements
01:18:58 13.3 Foreign consulates
01:19:19 14 See also
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