With all of our wonderful Hawke's Bay food and wine, a visit here satisfies even the most discerning appetites!

 

Cape South is the perfect base for a wine and food escape. This may be one of pure indulgence, or you may like to roll up your sleeves and throw yourself into a hands-on cooking experience.

 

»Check out our Cape South Food and Wine Packages 

 

There are more than three dozen reasons to tread the Hawke's Bay Wine Trail, and they all offer a warm welcome at their cellar door for wine tasting, as well as many alfresco winery dining options.

 

Hawke's Bay is the oldest established wine growing region in New Zealand. Our wine is exceptional - notably Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon dominant wines and classic red blends - especially from the acclaimed terroir at Gimblett Gravels. There is also outstanding Chardonnay and white varietal wines.

 

Today, Hawke's Bay is known as New Zealand's most diverse wine producing region, but the area has much more to offer than superb wines. With a long and distinguished heritage in producing some of New Zealand's finest foods, this is home to both large scale and artisan food growers and producers. The Hawke's Bay Food Trail offers the chance for food-lovers to discover many epicurean delights.

 

You can drive yourself around the Food and Wine Trails or join a professional wine tour operated by an experienced guide with in-depth local knowledge. Cape South recommends Grape Escape, a small and personalised company operated by Greg Beachen.

 

Grape Escape design wine and food experiences for casual imbibers and wine aficionados alike. They are a great way to meet like- minded people and share an appreciation of Hawke's Bay's fantastic wine and food.

 

Cape South Classic Wine Tour   
11am - 4.30pm  ::  $135 per person  ::  minimum 8 guests

 

Tour includes:

After collection from Cape South, the first stop is Craggy Range, a leading fine wine maker. The wines at Craggy are made from grapes grown in Hawke's Bay, Martinborough, Marlborough, Waipara and Central Otago.

We then move on to Black Barn where we will enjoy a relaxed wine tasting and a light platter lunch whilst enjoying wonderful sweeping views of Hawke's Bay.

 

Next we head out west to visit Matariki to taste some of the fine reds produced in the renowned Gimblett Gravels wine-growing area.

 

Our final stop is Ngatarawa, one of Hawke's Bay's oldest and most beautifully located wineries, with their characterful cellar door located in historic stables.

 

On the way back to Cape South we will drive to the top of Te Mata Peak elevation 399 meters. Te Mata is short for Te Mata y Rongakako the face of the giant. From the top of Te Mata you will enjoy amazing 360 degree views of the Heretaunga Plains and down the stunning Tuki Tuki valley. 

 

Taste great wines made with passion and learn about the area's unique growing conditions. Take home great tasting wines and memories.