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Included meals are marked:
(B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner
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Taste Temptations Odyssey 6 days/5 nights
Tour Price:
$NZ3,597.00 share twin
Single supp. $870.00
(TC 61)
2002
April 10-15, 26-1 May
September 20-25
October 25-30
November 23-28
December 15-20
2003
January 17-22
February 4-9
March 22-27
April 9-14, 25-30
Waiheke Option 7 days/6 nights
Start Auckland - finish Blenheim
Tour Price:
$NZ3,995.00 share twin
Single supp. $950.00
(TC 61)
2002
April 9-15, 25-1 May
September 19-25
October 24-30
November 22-28
December 14-20
2003
January 16-22
February 3-9
March 21-27
April 8-14, 24-30 |
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6 days Taste Temptations
a wine & food lovers' odyssey
(TC 61) |
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| A sparkling breakfast. |
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| Indulge your senses.
Experience the best of three premier wine regions - Hawkes Bay, Martinborough and Marlborough. Taste the cuisine sensations of leading chefs.
Discover culinary and vintner secrets. Savour fresh flavours and local produce -summer berries and autumn harvest. Wander vineyards and gardens.
Enjoy time freedom for individual pursuits. |
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- Try the winemaker's craft - blending your own vintage.
- Learn new culinary concepts dining at Sileni Estates.
- Savour a wine and food matching lunch at Te Awa Farm's vineyard restaurant.
- Taste hand-crafted cheeses and just-harvested seasonal specialities.
- Meet top winemakers and sample their award-winning wines.
- Enjoy contemporary leading-edge restaurants with ultimate dining experiences - gourmet heaven.
- Relish Marlborough produce and seafood bounty.
- Full tasting notes, recipes and menus are provided.
- Escorted by a wandering gastronome.
- We can arrange exclusive accommodation for groups of 8 or 10 booking together.
- Check your accommodation, vineyards and regional links at the bottom of this page
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| Waiheke Island Option (L) The day before your tour commences travel by ferry (35 minutes) with our guide to this beautiful island. Explore local vineyards where intense red wines are gaining world attention. Sample winning vintages and enjoy an epicurean adventure among olive groves. Overnight at our inner city hotel. |
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| Day 1: Auckland - Hawkes Bay (D) Transfer to Auckland airport. Fly to Napier, centre of Art Deco style, and the heart of this major wine region. World class winery, Church Road awaits. Sample at two other notables - contemporary Trinity Hill and historic Ngatarawa. Enter the food lovers realm at Sileni Estates for a celebratory dinner. Lombardi Private Retreats. Hawthorne Country House. |
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| Day 2: Hawkes Bay (B, L) Try the winemakers' craft - blend wines then lunch at Te Awa Farm's vineyard restaurant. Afternoon at leisure. Tour nearby vineyards, artist studios and homestead gardens. Dine at local restaurants. |
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| Day 3: Hawkes Bay - Martinborough (B, D) Down to the Wairarapa. Lunch in arty Greytown, relax in beautiful gardens. Check into gracious Martinborough Hotel or superior bed & breakfast. Savour the wines of outstanding vineyards such as Ata Rangi and Martinborough in a region renowned for pinot noir. An exclusive tasting with a leading winemaker and matches with hand-made cheeses. Dine at Martinborough Hotel's bistrot. |
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| Day 4: Martinborough - Marlborough (B, D) On to Wellington. Cross Cook Strait by ferry to Blenheim. Welcome to Marlborough and the world's premier sauvignon blanc estates. Savour intense herbaceous flavours at Hunters, Cloudy Bay and Wairau River. Visit other vineyards of your choice. Enjoy an inspired and distinctive culinary event with One Skinny Cook, Jason Dell. |
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| Day 5: Marlborough (B, D) Breakfast with methode traditionnelle wines at Cellier Le Brun. Discover the aromas of sauvignon blanc at Grove Mill. Your choice of alfresco vineyard lunching. Our farewell dinner - an exciting and memorable dining experience. |
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| Day 6: Blenheim (B) Our tour concludes after breakfast. We can, however, arrange further post touring options. |
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Simple, seasonal and fresh,
One Skinny Cook Jason Dell's passionfruit mousse (below).
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Our accommodation is chosen for its individuality - historic homesteads, gracious bed & breakfasts and unique hotels. The Martinborough Hotel (above) is on the village square. |
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"We have had a really great trip and are just overflowing with enthusiasm, and wowed out at the places we've been to. We all got on so well together, enjoying it all to the full. We've wined and dined rather excessively on superb food and wine and were sorry to leave." - P Sanderson, Papua New Guinea
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We can help you create your own tour by rental car with accommodation and experiences tailormade to your desires.
Whether you have 15 days to take in all New Zealand's wonderful wine and food regions or just two or three days, we'll assist with your accommodation selection, plan your cellar door tastings, recommend sensational restaurants and cafes and where to find great walks, golf courses, gardens and galleries. |
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