Wine New Zealand Wine Map Your Complete Guide to Central Otago Wine
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Your complete guide to Central Otago Central Otago Wine New Zealand Wine Map Your complete guide to Central Otago Wine Photo: Julian Apse courtesy of Tourism New Zealand Wine tour itineraries Tasting Rooms and Restaurants Central Otago Wine Maps Other Central Otago Attractions Photo: David Wall courtesy of Tourism New Zealand 5 TO HAAST Driving Times & Distances LAKE Cromwell to Queenstown 50 minutes / 61km WANAKA Cromwell to Wanaka 45 minutes / 55km ALBERT TOWN Cromwell to Alexandra 30 minutes / 35km Queenstown to Wanaka 60 minutes / 98km via SH89 WANAKA While on your travels keep an eye out for the wine trails logo on road signs - an easy reference to the LUGGATE vineyards and wineries of the area. TO CHRISTCHURCH QUEENSBERRY TARRAS 4 CARDRONA PISA BENDIGO 1 ARROWTOWN 3 LOWBURN QUEENSTOWN FRANKTON GIBBSTON CROMWELL 2 LAKE WAKATIPU TO INVERCARGILL BANNOCKBURN 0 2 4 6 8 10 Auckland Key North Scale: km Island 1 Tasting Room For detailed maps see CLYDE South Wellington 2 Tasting Room & Restaurant 1. Gibbston 3 Island 3 Open by Appointment 2. Bannockburn 5 6 Christchurch Please call first to arrange 3. Cromwell & Lowburn 7 Queenstown EARNSCLEUGH Dunedin a tasting and get directions 4. Pisa & Bendigo 11 A Other Attractions 5. Wanaka, Queensberry & Tarras 13 ALEXANDRA New Zealand State Highway 6. Alexandra 15 TO DUNEDIN 1 Welcome to the Central Otago wine region and the home of our CENTRAL OTAGO world renowned Central Otago Pinot Noir. We hope you enjoy your time in our spectacular part of the world, tasting the wines that are the fruits of our labour. We have put this guide together WINE MAP to enable you to plan your time, navigate easily between wineries and sample some great wine and hospitality. Enjoy! How to use this guide Where to stay: you’ll find a selection of accommodation providers Which sub-regions would you like to go and visit: use the main in each of the sub-regions. There are many more, in the first navigation map opposite which highlights the main routes and instance visit your local i-SITE who with their local knowledge travel times by car between regions. will be able to advise you of the best place to stay and make a Which wineries would you like to visit: to help plan your trip reservation for you. You may also like to use a search engine such use the guide to read up on the Central Otago wineries and the as Google or a booking site such as Expedia. wines they offer or for something more spontaneous, head to How to get around: you can self-drive at your leisure or book one of the sub-regions and follow the Central Otago Wine Trail a guided tour with one of our many experienced local wine signs. Wineries are categorised as Tasting Room, Tasting Room and tour operators. You’ll find a list of rental companies and wine Restaurant or Open by Appointment. A number of our wineries are tour guides on page 9. The New Zealand legal drink driving limits small and boutique so be sure to check wineries opening times for a driver 20 years and over is a breath alcohol limit of 250 and whether you need to make an appointment, otherwise you micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per litre of breath and a blood may find your host out in the vineyard instead of the cellar door! alcohol limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. Choose where to have lunch: most wineries with restaurants need How long do you have: you’ll find some suggested itineraries to be booked so be sure to call ahead to make a reservation. on page 9 based on where you are staying and how much time you have. Queenstown i–SITE Wanaka i–SITE Alexandra i–SITE Cromwell i–SITE Clocktower Building, Cnr Camp & 100 Ardmore Street, Lake 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra 2D The Mall, Cromwell Shotover Streets, Queenstown Front, Wanaka 03 262 7999 03 262 7700 03 262 7999 03 262 7700 03 442 4100 03 442 8907 03 443 1233 03 443 1290 [email protected] [email protected] 0800 668 888 [email protected] centralotagonz.com centralotagonz.com [email protected] lakewanaka.co.nz queenstownisite.co.nz 2 E F G H I J TO WANAKA Q G 5 F C e n ARROWTOWN t P e n 14 n 14 ia l A v e Lake Hayes Rd Arrowtown- E Crown Range Rd 15 15 D LAKE 1 HAYES A N M O 9 16 16 TO QUEENSTOWN CB I 3 4 Chard Rd 8 H G I B B S T 6 L O 5 Gi 17 N 10 bbs 17 J ton Highway Gib bston Back Rd 2 Coal Pit Rd 7 TO CROMWELL K 1. Gibbston Queenstown Bike Trail E F G H I J Situated east of Queenstown along the activities spectacular Kawarau A Lake Hayes Bike Trail Gorge, Gibbston hasn't b Gibbston River Bike Trail looked back since the accommodation c Kawarau Bungy j Kinross Cottages first commercial bottling d Crown Range scenic k Mt Rosa Lodge of Central Otago wine drive (to Wanaka) l Pagan Vines Vineyard in 1987. The highest e Arrowtown Golf Course Accommodation sub-region, its cooler f Lakes District Museum m Redlands Country climate and north-facing g Arrowtown Chinese Lodge hillside vines ripen Settlement n Stoneridge Estate later than neighbouring h Rabbit Ridge Mountain o The Turret Bed and sub-regions, giving Bike Resort Breakfast lighter though still eat/drink p Millbrook Resort intense wines. i Gibbston Valley Cheese q Arrowfield Apartments 3 1 TASTING ROOM & RESTAURANT E 15 2 TASTING ROOM J 17 3 TASTING ROOM G 16 4 TASTING ROOM & RESTAURANT H 16 Amisfield Winery & Bistro Chard Farm 10 Lake Hayes Road, Queenstown Brennan Wines Chard Rd, State Highway 6, Gibbston, Gibbston Valley Wines Tel (03) 442 0556 86 Gibbston Back Road, Queenstown Queenstown. State Highway 6, Gibbston, Queenstown www.amisfield.co.nz Tel (03) 442 4315 Tel (03) 441 8452 Tel (03) 442 6910 • Fax (03) 442 6909 Email [email protected] www.brennanwines.com chardfarm.co.nz www.gibbstonvalley.com Open 7 days. Cellar Door 10am–6pm Email [email protected] [email protected] Visit NZ’s largest wine cave with tours operating Bistro 11.30am–8pm (last bookings at 5.30pm) Open daily for tastings 11am–5pm. Cellar door opening hours hourly. Cellar door, tastings, gift shop, cheesery A Central Otago specialist producer of Brennan Wines is a family owned and operated Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat–Sun 11am–5pm. and restaurant open daily 10am–5pm. pinot noir and aromatic white wines created vineyard and winery. Come and enjoy a glass Pioneering Central Otago winery focusing on Taste by Gibbston Valley from fruit grown on their single Estate vineyard. of our award winning wine accompanied single vineyard Pinot Noirs and elegant cool 28 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown Visit the Cellar Door for informative tastings or by a locally sourced cheese platter. climate whites. Great shipping rates, especially Tel (03) 409 8517 dine in their highly acclaimed Bistro. Bookings recommended. to Australia. Visit Arrowtown’s only Winery Tasting Room. 5 TASTING ROOM I 17 6 OPEN BY APPOINTMENT I 17 7 TASTING ROOM J 17 8 TASTING ROOM I 17 Mount Edward Tel (03) 442 6113 • Fax (03) 442 9119 Mt Rosa Wines www.mountedward.com 91 Gibbston Back Road, Gibbston Email [email protected] Tel (03) 441 2493 • Mobile 027 486 2148 Mount Edward is a small privately owned www.mtrosa.co.nz family winery. We focus on small batch estate Email [email protected] Hawkshead grown, single vineyard wines. Organically Open 11am–5pm, 7 days Mob 021 541 467 run, our wines are exported worldwide to Formerly a high country sheep station Mt Rosa Peregrine Wines www.hawksheadwine.com restaurants and private consumers. We can now has a 35 hectare vineyard producing a State Highway 6, Gibbston, Queenstown Email [email protected] be found from the UK to Australia, from The comprehensive range of wines. Come and Tel (03) 442 4000 • Fax (03) 442 4038 Award winning premium Central Otago Wines. French Laundry to the Gordon Ramsay Group. enjoy a fun, friendly and down-to-earth wine www.peregrinewines.co.nz Tasting at Kinross General Store 2300 Gibbston We welcome visits, please contact us prior for tasting experience in the converted woolshed. Email [email protected] Hwy, SH6 Queenstown. an appointment. Groups welcome - Functions - BBQ available. Open daily for tastings 10am–5pm. 9 TASTING ROOM & RESTAURANT E 16 10 OPEN BY APPOINTMENT I 17 Stoneridge Estate Valli Vineyards 756 SH6, Lake Hayes, Queenstown Mob 021 554 837 Tel (03) 442 1021 • Fax (03) 442 1358 www.valliwine.com www.stoneridge.co.nz Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Valli is pioneer winemaker Grant Taylor’s private Tasting room open 11am–4pm-ish November label. Production is very limited and consists to April. solely of premium wines displaying the Overlooking picturesque Lake Hayes, boutique unique characters of Otago’s different grape vineyard set amidst beautiful gardens with art growing regions. gallery and Chapel producing Pinot Gris, Rosé Tasting is by appointment only by calling the and Pinot Noir. number above. 4 N O K P 23 N I L TO CROMWELL TO QUEENSTOWN 20 O J 18 18 d R nt oi Pearson Rd P M h H is rn Co Bannockburn Rd 22 B E R 12 A I V N R 18 N U A O R C A 16 K W B A A U K R 19 N Cairnmuir Rd Felton Rd 14 21 Q 13 F P 11 17 19 Domain RdCB 19 Hall Rd D G 15 E 2.