MARTINBOROUGH

VINEYARDS AND MORE!

Martinborough has more than 20 cellar doors, each with their own style. Most are located within easy walking or cycling distance of the village square, making it a popular spot to visit.

OPENING HOURS - check out our list here of Cellar Doors hours.

When it comes to delicious wines, there's so much of the good stuff to discover. Check out our friendly pointers below to enjoy Martinborough responsibly and have fun in our much-loved wine village.

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF A WEEKEND IN MARTINBOROUGH.

How to get around: You can hire a bike or a scooter from Peonies Cruisers on Jellicoe Street, lots of fun to zip around and you’ll get lots of jealous looks as you cruise around.

Where to eat: Union Square Bistro is in the Martinborough Hotel and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner or a pizza at Little Square Pizza.

Coffee: The Neighbourhood Coffee House serves legendary coffees and cheese scones.

In the neighbourhood: If you have transport, head to the delightful town of Greytown, about a 15-minute drive. The town is known for a number of independent boutique shops. Be sure to stop at Schoc Chocolates for a tasting, have lunch at the White Swan and admire the beautiful range of hand-crafted Pashley bicycles at Blackwell & Sons. A fifteen-minute drive is Featherston, which has a plethora of bookshops, it is an internationally recognised ‘Book town”.

Where to Stay: The Martinborough Hotel has 20 rooms, including the Heritage Suits in the 1882 building.

To take home: Martinborough Wine Merchant is a specialist wine shop and they also hire out bikes for cycling around the wineries.

Tastings: There are simply too many cellar doors to list but Martinborough Wine Walks is a guided winery tour that sees groups walk around several wineries, meet the winemakers and of course, sample the goods. For beer, head to the Martinborough Brewery. The region also has an abundance of olive groves and you can taste olive oil at Lot Eight and Olivo.

Saturday night drinks: Cool Change Bar and Eatery, or for good old fashioned pub grub, head to the locals’ spot, Pukemanu.

Want lunch and a glass of wine? These vineyards have food

on offer as well as the tasty drops your heart desires. Just be sure to make a booking. ✚ Poppies Martinborough ✚ Vynfields ✚ Tiwaiwaka Wines ✚ Moy Hall ✚ Margrain Vineyard ✚ Luna Estate ✚ Tirohana Estate ✚ Colombo Martinborough ✚ Escarpment at Peppers

Parehua ✚ Coney Wines

Want a tasting of premium wines in an intimate setting? These cellar doors may be right up your alley. They tend to be small though, so fitting in groups of six or more can be tricky. If that’s you, best to give them a call to check.

✚ Ata Rangi (call ahead to book) ✚ On Giants Shoulders (call ahead

to book) ✚ Ashwell Vineyard (call ahead to book)

✚ Brodie Estate (call ahead to book) ✚ Hamden Estate ✚ Muirlea Rise ✚ Tiwaiwaka Wines ✚ Schubert Wines ✚ Palliser Estate ✚ Tirohana Estate ✚ Cambridge Road Vineyard ✚ Alexander Vineyard (call ahead

to book) ✚ Haythornwaite Wines ✚ Grava ✚ Nga Waka Winery ✚ The Petit Tasting Room

More than 6 of you? If you’ve managed to get the whole gang together, then you really need to book ahead. Here are some cellar door suggestions to check out: ✚ Hamden Estate ✚ Luna ✚ Muirlea Rise ✚ Tirohana Estate ✚ Te Kairanga

✚ Big Sky Wines (call ahead to book)

Regardless of where the day takes you, here are a few friendly pointers:

In this neck of the woods, it’s casual but classy. It’s all about wine tasting. Enjoy sampling our Pinots or savouring a Sav.

Just like at your favourite local bar, the same laws apply here when it comes to consuming alcohol; you can't be served alcohol at cellar doors if you’ve had enough already.

The boutique scale of our vineyards is what makes us special. Here, you’ll find small businesses run by locals who love what they do. This means cellar doors can be compact operations, so if you’re in a group, you do need to book ahead.

celebrate this summer!

Lindauer has been a quintessential part of Kiwi socialising ever since the sparkling wine was first available in 1981. Now enjoying its 40th anniversary, the brand has become synonymous with celebrations and festivities. So it’s no surprise Lindauer will be a go-to as Kiwis reunite over Christmas. With recent Champion Wine wins, as well as exciting news of the arrival of two authentic Italian Proseccos into the family, there is plenty of reason to be celebrating.

Lindauer Special Reserve, the brand’s step-up range of premium sparkling wines, has been making consumers and wine shows take notice for some time. In the past two years alone, Lindauer Special Reserve wines have been judged Best Wine in category in five competitions, in addition to the 20 gold and silver medals received in local and international competitions. Who would’ve rated Lindauer ahead of champagne brands? The judges at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2021, that’s who.

Long-time Lindauer head winemaker, Jane De Witt, draws on French winemaking traditions when crafting the wines, seeing them age in bottle for up to two years, and using traditional varietal blends to create the character and profile known in champagne-style wines.

“This process makes a significant impact on the flavour profiles of the wines. Over the maturation period, the Chardonnay-based Blanc de Blancs, for example, will evolve from having a fresh, citrus character to a more creamy, nutty character with aromas of biscuit and lemon sorbet. The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay based Brut Cuvée transitions from a lighter red berry spectrum to a more savoury, toasty flavour profile.”

“We’ve worked hard over the last 40 years to not only produce great quality sparkling wine, but also to be able to make it accessible for all Kiwis to enjoy,” says Jane. “It’s fantastic to be recognised consistently by the highest calibre of judges and critics from New Zealand and on the international stage. Sparkling wine takes time to evolve and, due to the intricacies of the winemaking process, is both complex, but also very exciting and rewarding.”

In November, Lindauer welcomed two Italians to its Special Reserve family; Lindauer Prosecco DOC and Lindauer Prosecco DOC Rosé. Both rated 93 Points (Wine Orbit), these delicious new wines are the result of a collaboration between Lindauer and ZONIN1821, an Italian family-owned wine producer steeped in the Prosecco winemaking tradition, that draws on seven generations of winemaking know how. The grapes for Prosecco (made from Glera) are grown in Verona, Italy, made to Jane’s specifications and the very rigorous D.O.C regulations. As the variety is highly regulated, the consumer is getting a high quality, consistent and true-to-style Prosecco.

“Prosecco is a different style to our bottle fermented wines and complements the range well with fresh and vibrant flavours. It’s slightly lower in alcohol and acid, and slightly sweeter – the perfect bubbly for summer lunches.

“Lindauer’s philosophy is to make wines people love to drink and we’re thrilled with their success.”

Lindauer Special Reserve wines are available nationwide from supermarkets, liquor stores and bars.

Lindauer Special Reserve range, RRP $18.99 Lindauer Special Reserve Vintage Series 2017 Brut RRP $19.99