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How Grape Thou Art (Full Day Tour $180 per person)

"The Complete Wine Appreciation and Tasting Experience for Novices and Aficionados"

Departs Napier 9am - Returns 5pm

Your experience begins from your accommodation where you will be picked up in a comfortable 9-seater mini bus. This morning in our Wine Appreciation Class you will learn about the visual aspect, sense of smell and taste of Hawke's Bay wine. Taste the difference between the many varieties and learn how to identify them and then test your skills in a game of wine options. Tour a winery and see how wine is made followed by a visit to New Zealand's only wine museum, where you will learn about the history of wine. Lunch will be at a local winery After lunch we then take a 20- minute drive out to the first winery through tree-lined avenues surrounded by the many fruit producing orchards of the Heretaunga Plains. Along the way we learn about the regions many different grape varieties and a little bit of local history. Once we reach our first winery we will take time to walk among the vines and learn about the unique growing conditions of the Gimblett Gravels district. You will taste classic red European varieties such as Syrah/Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, and Pinot Noir. The area is also famous for the white varieties, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Semillon, Pinot Gris and Viognier. Four to five wineries will be visited during the tour with time taken to enjoy various cheeses from around New Zealand. At the end of your tour you will be dropped off at your accommodation.