After the guide picks you up from Wellington, make your way up the Hutt Valley to the first stop at the Remutaka mountain range summit, 555 meters above sea level where you will view the Remutaka Crossing monument commemorating 60,000 New Zealand troops who made the crossing from the military camp in Featherston to the Port of Wellington between 1915 and 1918. From the summit, it’s about a 30-minute drive down to our first winery of the day in the Gladstone area. We will visit either Johner Estate Winery, Gladstone Vineyard, or Cottier Estate for the first tastings of the day.
After sampling the first wines it’s just a short drive south east to the Pinot Noir capital of the North Island – Martinborough where you will have tastings and lunch at a winery followed by tastings at 3 further wineries. Your selected wineries are a choice of Tiwaiwaka Wines, Grava, Alexander Vineyard, Haythornthwaite Winery, Poppies Martinborough, Moy Hall, Palliser Estate, Moy Hall, Coney Wines, and Tirohana Estate.
At one of the wineries, you also get an opportunity to have an in-depth chat with the Winemaker/Owner during a private tour of the winery. Upon completing your wine tastings at the last winery you will have time to wander around the lovely village of Martinborough which has a variety of boutique gifts and clothing shops. Depart for Wellington around 3 pm getting back to your drop-off location around 4:30 pm.
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