The Kiwi Wine Experience

Adventure and wine collide in New Zealand

The gorge view from Chard Farms toward a bungee jumping experience

Sitting in the restaurant in the Sky Tower in downtown Auckland is quite an experience. You can sip a nice selection of both North and South island wines, while eating local cuisine including Kumara chips, made from indigenous sweet potatoes favoured by the Maoris. Out the window is a view of the ocean, but you can also see ample evidence of the surrounding volcanoes, not currently erupting, but always looming.

Central Otago, New Zealand

Finicky pinot noir thrives in rugged Central Otago, New Zealand

Map of Central Otago, New Zealand

The 2011 Hot List: New Zealand

A small wine producer diversifies