Slick modern tasting room/cellar door at Grove Mill, a Marlborough winery. Grove Mill has a bright and airy tasting room/cellar door.  It offers complimentary tastings and an aroma demonstration.  It allows visitors learn about the typical aromas associated with a Marlboroug

The tasting room/cellar door at Te Whare Ra - a family owned winery in Marlborough. Te Whare Ra is exactly the kind of winery we really love to visit.  It’s family owned and run.  The driveway is gravel and the setting simple.  Their tasting room is cozy and cute but de

Outside the entrance to The Wine Room, a great place to sample the region's wine in Marlborough, New Zealand The Wine Room is a tasting room run by a group of different wineries.  They carry a wide selection of the region’s wines and it was an easy way to find out about a lot

Brookfields Vineyards, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Brookfields Vineyards was the first winery we visited in New Zealand and we weren’t disappointed.  It’s located in the prestigious and beautiful Hawke’s Bay wine region. …

The entrance to Sbragia Family Vineyards From Dutcher Crossing we headed to Sbragia Family Vineyards.  Their tasting room has a beautiful patio overlooking the vineyards.  They have a lot of different items for sale and like Dutcher Crossing it definitely has a more “upscale

Entrance to Dutcher Crossing Winery and Tasting Room Dutcher Crossing normally charges $10 for their wine tasting, but recently Ian and I happily discovered that our Visa Signature card gets that waived!  So off we went to taste their wine.  Their tasting room is bright and