Top Things to do in North Island
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Things to do in North Island, New Zealand: The Best Wineries & Vineyards
Discover the best top things to do in North Island, New Zealand including Brookfields Vineyards, Bushmere Estate, Poppies Martinborough, Volcanic Hills Winery, Junction Wines, Omata Estate, Hawkes Ridge Wine Estate, Matawhero Wines, Mission Estate Winery, Craggy Range.
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1. Brookfields Vineyards
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By 829melvinl - Napier, New Zealand
Sharon is a great host, this is the absolutely best wine tasting experience I have had and probably will be for ever! Excellent wines to take home after to relive the experience!
2. Bushmere Estate
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By BexMay_12 - Wellington, New Zealand
Came for lunch and a wine tasting and wow! Pork belly was amazing, wine was fabulous and service was great! Brought two bottles to enjoy at home. A must stop winery in Gisborne!
3. Poppies Martinborough
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 190 reviews
Poppies Martinborough is the tasting room cellar door for our wines we serve a simple but beautiful vineyard platter for lunch that we believe will enhance our wines
Reviewed By fionah108
Poppy and the staff were most welcoming. Our platter was the perfect lunch to have with our chosen wine
4. Volcanic Hills Winery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 602 reviews
Rotorua has a unique wine experience in its tourism repertoire with Volcanic Hills Winery. The winery where we make the wine is at the base of Skyline Rotorua, however you will need to take the Skyline Gondola up to the Volcanic Hills Tasting Room. Currently only open Friday and Saturdays from 12pm to 6pm and Sundays from noon until 5pm. Do arrive at the gondola terminal an hour before closing to ensure you have time to enjoy the Gondola ride and your tasting before we close. Come up and drink the view overlooking Lake Rotorua. Please note we are closed Christmas Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday each year. We open at 1pm on 25th April each year.
Reviewed By 55esthed
What an amazing experience with friends! We noticed the spectacular view at Volcanic Hills Winery while browsing at the gift shop and could not resist the lure of an unplanned wine tasting. Great selection of wines and between Brent, Johnny and Georgia we were well taken care of. We were entertained by an unexpected tiki tour of New Zealand's best vine growing spots and funny facts about kiwi culture in general. Highly recommend the Tawny Port. Perfect place to spend an afternoon with friends and I can guarantee we will be back.
5. Junction Wines
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By rowenab305 - Dannevirke, New Zealand
We had Jo and John come to the Dannevirke Service and Citizen’s Club to do a wine tasting. It was such a great afternoon with a fantastic knowledge couple and lots of beautiful wines
6. Omata Estate
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By annepharm8 - Bridge of Allan, United Kingdom
A lovely relaxing place for an excellent platter lunch, good views, friendly and attentive staff and very good wines. Would highly recommend.
7. Hawkes Ridge Wine Estate
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By thiszfactor - Wellington, New Zealand
Bob guided us through his love for Tempranillo and we enjoyed his tales as much as the wine. Purchased couple of bottles and the GrandReserve is a keepsake. Olive oil was awesome. Friendly staff and had a lovely afternoon.
8. Matawhero Wines
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
Only a 10 minute drive south of Gisborne city on SH2, the Matawhero Cellar Door faithfully portrays the history of our winery. Come and enjoy gourmet platters and wine tasting nestled amongst the vines and olive trees or enjoy a game of petonque. A highlight to our cellar door is to explore the underground cellar which is home to many older vintage Matawhero wines, as well as other iconic New Zealand wine producers.
Reviewed By bianca5699 - Tauranga, New Zealand
A lovely setting for lunch and wine tasting with outdoor seating under trees and indoor in a unique cottage. Wines were all good too. Service was friendly but there were no one to one explanations which you get with most wine tasting trips. However we preferred this and were given full written info to read at our leisure. We didn’t try the platters so not sure what they were like but the place was busy and the food we saw looked good.
9. Mission Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 943 reviews
At Mission Estate, we have been perfecting our craft since 1851. By combining the traditional craft of winemaking with the latest technology, we are reaching out to a new generation of wine lovers across the globe.
Reviewed By Kitkatchunkytravels
My girlfriend and I visited Mission Estate when we were in Napier and were pleasantly surprised with the friendliness of the staff who did the wine tasting - Chris from Coventry you are amazing and you made our day! So much interesting knowledge considering he's new and a great laugh for us! Free wine glass is a bonus and the dessert wine was delicious! Thoroughly recommend
10. Craggy Range
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 506 reviews
Reviewed By EddieKombi - Auckland Central, New Zealand
The moment you turn into the driveway and drive through the gates you know you are in for something special. Beautiful building with inside booths looking out over to Te Mata Peak or outside in the tranquil herb garden. We booked a tasting and sat outside. Tasting delicious and informative by friendly staff. We then went for a look around the grounds which are truely amazing - immaculately maintained and walking though the grape vines was memorising with the Hills as a backdrop, This is a must visit if you are visiting Hawkes Bay. Accommodation is also available here.
