Hawke’s Bay is a popular family destination with plenty of activities for children to enjoy. However, if you are looking for a romantic mini break with your loved one, you won’t be short on inspiration in New Zealand’s Food and Wine Country.
Bodegas Eguren Ugarte’s Blind Dinner and Wine Tasting
Bodegas Eguren Ugarte is a winery/hotel/restaurant complex near Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa known for its innovative wine tourism activities. Every November the company puts on a blind dinner and wine tasting event where diners wearing blindfolds try to guess the food and wine using only their senses of touch, smell and taste. It’s a truly unconventional, unforgettable experience.
Trailblazers of Bordeaux
From established names who have led and continue to lead the field of wine tourism to the younger generation experimenting with new technology and labels, Bordeaux has no shortage of trail blazers across wine making, sustainability, tourism and innovation. Here are a few worth following
Carlos Estecha, Rioja’s Romantic Winemaker
La Romántica Compañía de Vinos (the Romantic Company of Wines) is an apt description. Carlos Estecha’s wine love story leans toward romanticism, in contrast to the stark reality of the wine business today.
The Haro Train Station: Six Historic Rioja Wineries Join Forces to Highlight their History and Wines
The Haro Train Station District Association has been recognized with two Best Of Wine Tourism awards from the Great Wine Capitals Global Network: the first in 2015 for Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences and in 2024 for Architecture and Landscapes.
Rioja Wineries Engage in Longterm Cooperation Projects to Help the Disadvantaged
Rioja wineries are carrying out long term cooperation projects to do their part in the struggle to improve the lot of the disadvantaged. These projects are a source of pride and accomplishment for the wineries, contributing in a small way globally, but in a big way for the companies themselves.
Wine for Good – Bike to care
Bordeaux hosted the second edition of Bike to Care in 2023. This annual charitable bike race partners major names in the international food and beverage world with wine producers from Burgundy and Bordeaux. Their aim is to raise money to help people in need within the hospitality business.
Bodegas Izadi: the Gift of Nature
Feel the warmth of the Spanish sun, and soak in the breathtaking panorama of the exceptional vineyards of Bodegas Izadi In Rioja Alavesa.
Experience the Beauty of the Ebro River Valley with Bodegas Valdelana
Bodegas Valdelana are pioneers in attracting wine tourists to learn about wine culture and enjoy the incomparable beauty of the Riojan landscape.
Jean Michel Cazes – Bordeaux’s Finest Ambassador
In June this year, Bordeaux lost one of its elder statesmen, a man who started the wine tourism revolution in the Medoc, alongside a lifetime of other wine achievements.
Winemakers Who Have Revolutionized Rioja
Past and present four talented men stand out for their decisive contributions to the stylistic evolution of Rioja wines.
Château Rol Valentin through the tasting glass
Husband and wife team Nicolas and Alexandra Robin bought Château Rol Valentin, Grand Cru Classé of Saint Emilion in 2009, but they are no strangers to the region.
They studied winemaking, viticulture and commerce and travelled the world before coming back home to the region where their families have been making wines since the 1700s