{"id":16881,"date":"2017-02-03T21:45:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=16881"},"modified":"2017-02-03T21:45:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:45:03","slug":"the-new-zealand-wine-flight-over-four-wine-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/new-zealand\/the-new-zealand-wine-flight-over-four-wine-regions","title":{"rendered":"The New Zealand Wine Flight, over four wine regions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday we had a great experience, courtesy of New Zealand Wine Growers and Air New Zealand. It was a specially chartered flight over four wine regions, beginning in Wellington and ending in Hawke’s Bay. Along the way we took in Nelson, Marlborough, Martinborough (now re-badged as Wellington Wine Country) and Hawke’s Bay.<\/p>\n

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We began flying over the Marlborough Sounds<\/p>\n

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This is the town of Nelson<\/p>\n

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The Waimea Plain of Nelson<\/p>\n

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Heading over the Richmond Ranges to the Marlborough region<\/p>\n

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This is a great view of the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, heading inland from left to right.<\/p>\n

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This is looking outwards over Blenheim airport, the town of Blenheim, and the sea<\/p>\n

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This is looking the other way, inland, with the airport in the foreground<\/p>\n

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This is a great view of the Southern Valleys, where a lot of the Pinot Noir is grown. The Wither Hills are on the left, and beyond these lies the Awatere Valley<\/p>\n

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This is the Awatere Valley, looking inland<\/p>\n

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This is the Awatere Valley, looking out to see. On the upper right is the large Yealands Estate.<\/p>\n

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Another view of the top of the Awatere<\/p>\n

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A wider view of the Awatere<\/p>\n

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Then it was over to Martinborough, now part of Wellington Wine Country, which is the new name for Wairarapa<\/p>\n

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Martinborough<\/p>\n

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Hawke’s Bay, the final stop<\/p>\n

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Here’s a short film of the flight:<\/p>\n


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