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Waiheke Island Syrah Wines
Article written by Waiheke Island Wine Tours owner Jean Goodbrand on NewZealand.com
Obsidian releases “The Mayor”, a visionary red blend
The new release “The Mayor” 2011 a visionary red blend now available from the Obsidian cellar door in Onetangi. The wine derives its name from Mayor Island, the reknowned source of Obsidian volcanic glass in New Zealand. So what’s ‘visionary’ about it?……. It does not contain either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot (the traditional ingredients of many classic red…
We made it to the Sydney Morning Herald!!
Frank Hall, a recent client of ours was on a cruise which stopped in Auckland. He came out on tour with us here at Waiheke Island Wine Tours and later was then asked by Jane Fraser of the Sydney Morning Herald, to write a story about his most favourite excursion. Wonderfully, he chose us and…
2013 Vintage Report from Cable Bay Vineyards
We received this report from the team at Cable Bay in June 2013 “We harvested our first lot of Pinot Gris on the 28th February, almost 2 weeks earlier than last year! The last of the Syrah was safely brought in on the 9th April, and the Cabernet Sauvignon bringing up the rear on the…
Enjoying success!
Things couldn’t be better for Waiheke Island Wine Tours who have just been awarded a 2013 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor. Owners Wayne Eagleton and Jean Goodbrand were advised “This prestigious award placing you in the top-performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on TripAdvisor, is given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor…
Qualmark gives Waiheke Island Wine Tours the seal of approval
Waiheke Island Wine Tours has been recognised as one of the country’s leading tourism operators by Qualmark – New Zealand tourism’s official quality assurance, and is the first Waiheke Island tour operator to be granted this prestigious mark. The company underwent a comprehensive on-site assessment to ensure it met all the appropriate criteria, focusing on…