Labour Weekend Wine Trailing - Taste Extraordinary
October 25, 2019
Labour Weekend is the perfect opportunity to trail the fourth largest wine producing region - Nelson Tasman. What a region it is! Views sure to refresh and inspire you, you’ll meander beside seaside and mountain vistas, from the moment you leave your home or hotel, through pretty plains and rolling hills.
‘Cellarbrate’ with us; support your local cellar doors as many commence their Summer season, enjoy Labour Weekend offers including special library releases, snap a photo and share tagging @winenelson, hashtag #nelsonwine, to be WIN a special hosted wine tour for yourself and three friends to be enjoyed at a later date.
The timing is excellent; our friends at Moutere Artisans have their Open Day on the Sunday and on the same day is the Ngatimoti Festival - wine-trail your way through it all! Then head to your favourite local restaurant or wine retailer and ask for Nelson wine.
Most Cellar Doors are already underway with summer opening hours. You can learn about all the wineries including those without cellar doors (ask for their wines at your local!) here.
SOME SPECIFIC OPENING HOURS AND OFFERS THIS WEEKEND AT CELLAR DOORS ARE:
Click here for a special google map of only those cellar doors open this Labour weekend. (We made this to make it super easy for you to find your way around. Use it once you’ve had a browse through the list of specific opening hours below.)
Blackenbrook Vineyard
Open Labour Weekend, 26 – 28 Oct, 1 – 5pm. Wine specials (such as delicious Gewurztraminer 2017), home-baked bread, winery tours run by the winemaker
Brightwater Vineyards
Open 11am to 4:30pm every day of Labour weekend. This is a one-off opportunity when Brightwater Vineyards will have open for tastings every current available wine including all of their Lord Rutherford range.
Dunbar Estates Cellar Door, Cafe & Vineyard
Open Friday to Tuesday over Labour Weekend 10am - 4pm. Ngatimoti School Fair happening nearby on Sunday. Cellar door specials. Free Pinot Noir tasting.
Falcon Ridge Estate
Labour Weekend 11am - 5pm with special limited release wines available alongside all the usual excellent wines.
Flaxmore Vineyards
Open Labour Weekend Sunday and Monday 11-4 for wine tasting and vineyard walks, with views across the Moutere to the Kahurangi Ranges. Then open Sat/Sun 11-5 and weekdays by appointment.
Greenhough Vineyard
Usual opening hours of Wednesday to Sunday 11.30am - 4.30 but also open Labour Weekend Monday. Limited release aged Rieslings available - some 20 years old! A rare opportunity.
Kahurangi - Tasteology @ Kahurangi
Open 7 days - 11am - 5pm. Pouring older vintage Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as well as serving delicious food made from local goodness.
Moutere Hills Vineyard
Open Labour Weekend Sat: 11am-9pm, Sun: 11am-4pm Mon: 11am-9pm
Neudorf Vineyards
Open all labour weekend. 11am – 5pm. Mademoiselle Crepe here on the Sunday using local Moutere Artisan toppings including Neudorf Mushrooms.
Richmond Plains & Te Mania Wines
Open 7 days including Labour Monday 10.30 - 4.30pm. Library wines released including some going back 12 years - available for sale.
Rimu Wine Bar
Open 7 days from noon til late
Rimu Grove Cellar Door
Opening for the season on Labour Weekend including Monday, 11am-5pm. Then open Friday to Monday 11am-5pm to Christmas. Then open 7 days from Christmas through Easter. Some older library wines available for sales and tasting over Labour Weekend.
Riwaka River Estate
Open normal opening hours 10.00am – 6.00pm daily including Monday. Special limited release of 2015 Pinot Noir! Case specials. Also current releases available.
Seifried Estate
Open Sat and Sunday 10am - 5pm Closed Monday. Special release new summer tasting menu. Some well known and some you can only find at the cellar door. Tasting award winning Aotea Nelson Méthode Traditionnelle.
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