Autumn is harvest time, which is a great time to get a taste of New Zealand’s best wine regions. Follow the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail over several days, and you’ll feel as if you were enjoying a long and indulgent progressive dinner, with friendly locals showcasing the best of their regions food and wine. The Classic New Zealand Wine Trail is a driving route through the lower North Island and top of the South Island, through the regions that produce around 70%
of New Zealand’s wine. Leave the car behind and take a wine tour by bike in the Hawke’s Bay, helicopter between vineyards in the Wairarapa, dine at New Zealand’s best restaurants in Wellington, or create the perfect food and wine match with the region’s renowned Sauvignon Blanc when you go fishing in the Marlborough Sounds.