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Craft Wine & Beer: New Zealand

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Napier

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One of the best ways to get to know a country is through taste-testing what the locals sow, grow and ferment. In New Zealand these turn to craft wine and beer gold.

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Wine: Otago

Central Otago is the world’s most southerly wine region. Appellation Central runs seriously knowledgeable tasting tours through the area from Queenstown – with a focus on some of the planet’s best pinot noirs.

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Beer: Dunedin

The perennially popular tour of the Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin takes visitors through the history of beer and how it’s made before finishing with a generous sampling session.

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Wine: Hawke's Bay

For a wine tour with a twist, On Yer Bike offers self-guided cycling tours around the wineries of Hawke’s Bay. They give you the bike and a route map, then off you go…

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YHA Wellington

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YHA Nelson

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Wine: Waiheke

The Cable Bay winery sums up the prevailing mood of Waiheke Island – it feels like a rich man’s escape, with helicopters landing outside and weekend breakers tucking into lunch on the terrace. Sampling a few wines doesn’t break the bank however – even if carrying the ones you buy makes the walk to the next winery a challenge....
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Craft Brewing Capital: Nelson

Wellington may be the craft beer consumption capital of New Zealand, but Nelson bills itself as the craft brewing capital – a lot of hops are grown round there. JJ’s Quality Tours has an option that dips into some of the area’s best craft breweries.

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YHA Auckland International

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Craft Beer Capital: Wellington

Wellington forged a reputation as New Zealand’s craft beer capital. What you may plan as one drink in the Little Beer Quarter pub on Edward Street could turn into a multi-bar odyssey when you find a leaflet that maps Wellington’s specialist beer bars....
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Whiskey: Auckland

Delve into the world of bourbons, blends and single malts on one of the regular whisky tastings at the House of Whiskey NZD in Auckland. The 101 class goes through the basics – talking you through how whisky is made and why Scotches have such a range of tastes....
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YHA Ohakune - Station Lodge

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YHA Napier

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