LOCAL TASTING TOUR FOR CRUISE-SHIP PASSENGERS FROM/TO PORT OF TAURANGA OR LOCAL ACCOMMODATION
The Local Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer with no preservatives or additives is explained & a range of beer is sampled.
We then have a light lunch at one of Tauranga's top restaurants, The White House, Te Puna.
We travel North through scenic countryside for a presentation & tasting at the Wine Portfolio, now home to the prestigious, medal-winning wines of Leveret (formerly Morton) Estate & Mills Reef Winery. (The former Mills Reef Winery no longer exists.) This will be an opportunity to sample excellent NZ wines, and to ask questions about NZ wine-styles & terroir.
A recent post exemplifies the quality if the wines:
"We were thrilled to have our dedication to quality recognized this month when we were awarded New Zealand wine of the year and a double gold medal for our Mills Reef Gimblett Gravels Reserve Merlot 2020 in the 2022 China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), the biggest and most prestigious wine and spirits competition in Hong Kong and China. The Leveret Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2019 also received a double gold medal, with the Leveret Reserve Merlot Cabernet 2020 and Mills Reef Elspeth Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 also gaining golds."
The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.
We then return you to ship-side (or to local accommodation) via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
A minimum of 2 people must be booked.
(This tour is only available Tuesday-Sunday, because of venue closure on Monday.)
COST:NZ$180.00pp. (Transport, tastings, light lunch, dessert.)
Payment can be made to account:
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Additional beverages are at the client's cost
TOTAL TOUR DURATION: 6 1/2 HOURS (APPROX.)
Tauranga Tasting Tours & Charters
Ph:+64 7 5441383 Mobile: 0275224607
Gift vouchers are available for a specific date or for recipients to reserve a mutually-suitable date.
Other tours available from local accommodation:
WAITOMO CAVES - Please refer to smore.com/zp9w4-waitomo-tour-for-cruise-ships
