The popularity of wine festivals in New Zealand
New Zealand is well known for producing some of the most amazing wines in the world, which is the reason why their wine festivals are extremely popular. Wine connoisseurs love to visit these events, sampling the new tastes available. If you are in New Zealand and enjoy wine, what is to stop you visiting a festival and taking your passion to a brand new level? A typical wine festival will usually be cheap to get into, or even free! A big benefit to visiting a wine festival is to try new local wines by wineries that you may not have even known existed. An event like this might include the following:
- Wine of course and sometimes other beverages too.
- Delicious food.
- Live music or some other type of entertainment depending on the event.
Waiheke Vintage Festival
This is a yearly festival on Waiheke Island in the summer where you can both sample some artisan food and delicious wines from all over New Zealand. While you do this, you can enjoy different types of live music at the festival. This event is always a big hit with visitors, which is why it gets bigger year after year.
Award winning vineyards showcase their wines at the event and these include Mudbrick, Batch, Cable Bay, Goldie Wines, Postage Stamp, Woodside Hill and more. You might found a new favourite wine and this should be reason enough to attend! This festival is free to get into but you will be required to pay for any food and drink that you consume. Many people will also bring blankets and fold away furniture to Waiheke wine festival so they can enjoy a picnic with family/friends.
If you are lucky enough to be in the Waiheke island area when this festival is being held, you should definitely give it a try.