About This Experience

Martinborough's ancient river terraces define the wines on this six-hour private tour from Wellington. You'll stroll an exclusive estate with a micro-producer crafting no more than 20,000 bottles of Bordeaux- and Burgundy-style wine a year — the 2024 Merlot gorgeous with heavy viscosity, the 2024 Pinot Noir layered with kirsch and cherry overtones and notes of truffle and tobacco. Lunch is decadent shared gourmet boards built from locally sourced ingredients, paired with eight wine tastings led by an Alsace expert. A horizontal tasting follows: six wines spanning vintages 2016 to 2021 across two estates, guided by an expert sommelier. The chef's seasonal menus roam from pork, prawn and water-chestnut wontons to sesame-crusted Akaroa salmon, Wairarapa lamb shoulder and house-made gnocchi with gorgonzola and sage fonduta. • Private six-hour tour, available Wednesday to Sunday • Exclusive estate stroll with a 20,000-bottle-a-year micro-producer • Eight tastings with gourmet shared boards, led by an Alsace expert • Horizontal tasting of six wines, vintages 2016–2021, across two estates • Drop-off at your designated hotel or the cruise ship

Highlights

• ✓Exclusive estate stroll with a 20,000-bottle-a-year micro-producer
• ✓Eight wine tastings with gourmet shared boards, led by an Alsace expert
• ✓Horizontal tasting of vintages 2016–2021 across two estates
• ✓Six-hour private tour with lunch, tastings and transport included

Meeting Point

Wellington to Martinborough

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