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Historic Monte Christo Winery opens with luxury accom 5th December 2023 /

Historic Monte Christo Winery opens with luxury accom

Central Otago’s Monte Christo Winery is now open to the public.


Cellar door sales bill introduced in Parliament 3rd August 2023 /

Cellar door sales bill introduced in Parliament

A members’ bill to make it easier for wineries to sell samples at the cellar door has had its first reading in Parliament.


Inaugural food & wine event coming to Central Otago 17th October 2022 /

Inaugural food & wine event coming to Central Otago

A new food and wine event is launching next year to celebrate Central Otago winemakers, growers, and chefs.


Wine tasting event returns to Nelson 14th October 2022 /

Wine tasting event returns to Nelson

Wine Nelson’s premier annual tasting event is back with a bigger venue and more on offer this year.


Villa Maria reopens with new visitor facility 15th October 2020

Villa Maria reopens with new visitor facility

Villa Maria Estate has reopened its cellar door with the launch of the newly refurbished space, called Tasting Room, at its Manukau site in Auckland.


NZ vineyards recognised as top wine destinations 16th July 2020 /

NZ vineyards recognised as top wine destinations

Rippon and Craggy Range have been included in the top 20 of the world’s top wine tourism destinations in the 2020 World’s Best Vineyard Awards.


Church Road wins inaugural Cellar Door of the Year award 20th November 2019 /

Church Road wins inaugural Cellar Door of the Year award

Hawke’s Bay’s Church Road Wines has won the inaugural New Zealand Cellar Door of the Year award at this year’s New Zealand Wine Awards held in Blenheim on Saturday evening.


New wine tourism venture for Otago 29th August 2019

New wine tourism venture for Otago

A proposed boutique vineyard village at Cromwell will be a new wine tourism destination, according to its developers.


Westpac: Tourism “particular growth area” for the $2.5bn wine industry 22nd January 2019 /

Westpac: Tourism “particular growth area” for the $2.5bn wine industry

The number of visitors to NZ vineyards surged 350% in the five years to 2017, says Westpac.


“Ripening opportunities” in NZ wine tourism 18th December 2017

“Ripening opportunities” in NZ wine tourism

Developing an online presence and targeting the growth markets of America’s and Asia’s visitor markets are two crucial factors in unlocking New Zealand’s wine tourism opportunity, according to a new report.


Wine tourism ripe for the picking 11th December 2017

Wine tourism ripe for the picking

Wine tourism in New Zealand is set to “go up a notch” with the launch of a new initiative backed by Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Winegrowers initiative.


4 Barrels Walking Wine Trail launches 5th September 2017 /

4 Barrels Walking Wine Trail launches

The Cromwell-based 4 Barrels Walking Wine Trail is a new way to navigate around four of Central Otago’s premium wine tasting rooms capturing some great scenery along the way.


Marlborough kicks off international Sauvignon Blanc Day 29th March 2017

Marlborough kicks off international Sauvignon Blanc Day

Marlborough, the region responsible for putting Sauvignon Blanc on the map will be the first globally to kick celebrations off for International Sauvignon Blanc Day, Friday 5th May.


Misha’s Vineyard unveils new tasting room as wine tourism grows 22nd March 2017

Misha’s Vineyard unveils new tasting room as wine tourism grows

Misha’s Vineyard has opened a Tasting Room in Cromwell as wine tourism in the region booms.


Wine tourism another asset for Central Otago 21st February 2017

Wine tourism another asset for Central Otago

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean says wine tourism is an exciting new growth area in Central Otago, providing yet another attraction to encourage visitors to the area.


Yealands Wins Most Innovative Tourism Experience 8th February 2017

Yealands Wins Most Innovative Tourism Experience

Drinks International announced the results of its annual awards on 6th February, and Yealands Family Wines took out the top prize in the Most Innovative Tourism Experience category for their White Road App and self-guided vineyard tour.


Wine flight back for second vintage 5th February 2017

Wine flight back for second vintage

Premium New Zealand wines, paired with stunning views of the regions where they are produced, were on the inflight menu for leading international media and wine experts on Friday.