Savour the tastes of Marlborough, New Zealand's largest grape growing region, and satisfy your senses as you discover the region's most prized culinary delights.
Sample wines at the cellar door, match food with wine over a country-style vineyard lunch beneath the vines, and ship home a box to linger over, long after your holiday ends.
Famous for its sublime Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough's cool, long-ripening season also produces other quality varietals including Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Methode Traditionelle as well as award-winning Pinot Noir.
Join a wine tour, hire a horse and gig ride, or customise your own self-drive tour of Marlborough's vineyards choosing from more than forty cellar doors – including well-known labels such as Cloudy Bay, Montana, Villa Maria, Wither Hills, Herzog, Allan Scott, Grove Mill and Spy Valley.
Marlborough has a thriving café culture with a wealth of award-winning restaurants. Sample a wide range of dishes prepared from locally produced cuisine such as fresh oysters, Greenshell Mussels, snapper, salmon and scallops – all straight from the Sounds – plus local lamb and game meats.
Cherries and other intensely flavoured fruits add splashes of colour to the picnic basket and complement Marlborough's crisp Sauvignon Blanc.