Vineyards Wineries On Waiheke Island New Zealand
Appreciating Island Produce On Luxury Short Break From Auckland City
Oct 30, 2008
“Island of Wine”, Waiheke Island in New Zealand, has 24 wine growers under the canopy of Waiheke Winegrowers Association.
New Zealand Wine-Growing and Wine-Making on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is recommended by the sommeliers of all good hotels in Auckland including staff working in The Langham, Auckland New Zealand. Prue Leith & Richard Harvey in Leith’s Guide to Wine: A Definitive Guide to Wine & Wine with Food (Bloomsbury’s Publishing, 1995) include Waiheke Island as one of “the most important areas for wine-growing” in the North Island, New Zealand. The Official Website of Waiheke Winegrowers Association endorses 24 wine growers based on Waiheke Island including :
- Goldwater Estate claims the first vinifera vineyard on Waiheke Island and was established in 1978.
- Awaroa Vineyards is an organic New Zealand winemaker.
- The 1990s saw the start of operations for Kennedy Point Vineyard, Miro Vineyard, Passage Rock Wines, Peacock Ridge and Ridgeview Estate.
- Edbrooke Vineyard, Fenton Estate, Jurassic Ridge and Poderi Crisci are family owned vineyards.
- Vineyards across the Island of Wine, Waiheke Island: Cable Bay Vineyards, Destiny Bay Vineyards, Isola Estate, Man O’ War, Mudbrick Vineyard, Saratoga Estate, Stonyridge Vineyard, Te Motu Vineyard, The Hay Paddock, Topknot Hill Vineyard, Vie East Vineyard and Woodside Hill.
Visitors can find out seasonal opening hours for the vineyards and wineries on Waiheke Island from the Waiheke Winegrowers Association and more about choice of accommodation on Waiheke Island is available online. Waiheke Island is an Auckland sommelier’s choice of the perfect way to appreciate New Zealand wine of the North Island.
New Zealand Food Produce on Waiheke Island
Great producers of wine tend to arrive hand-in-glove with great local food producers. Waiheke Island, the Island of Wine, is no exception. Olives are one of Waiheke Island’s food produce promoted with the wineries and vineyards of the Island of Wine.
While diners at Homegrown at White restaurant Hilton Auckland can boast about the quality of seasonal fine dining, a short ferry over the sea to Waiheke Island and lunch and dinner in one of Waiheke Islands restaurants will come close in promoting seasonal food produce from New Zealand .
Waiheke Winegrowers Association publish about Te Whau Vineyard Ltd “With breathtaking 360-degree views, stunning architecture, exquisite food and New Zealand’s finest wine list, (including its own five-star wines), Te Whau Vineyard is a truly unique wine lovers experience”.
Wineries Located Close to Auckland City New Zealand
Visitors to the Island of Wine, Waiheke Island can book an overnight stay in luxury apartments, self-contained lodges or boutique accommodation before returning to Auckland and the North Island New Zealand by helicopter or ferry. Wine enthusiasts staying in Auckland can also visit other wineries located close to Auckland City.
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