Apr 5, 2020 | Appellation Blog
NZ Herald By: Mark Sariban Organic wineries add sustainability to the attractions of touring the diverse Central Otago wine region, writes Mark Sariban With vineyards scattered across six sub-regions, each with their particular climatic conditions, there are plenty of...
Apr 1, 2020 | Appellation Blog
QUEENSTOWN IS BEST known as New Zealand’s adventure travel capital, with its ski fields on the imposing Remarkables and surrounding mountains, jet-boat rides and, of course, bungee jumping. But this South Island town has also become an epicentre for sustainable...
Mar 20, 2020 | Appellation Blog
A wine career adds up for Nadine Cross. Crunching numbers in a sunless office isn’t the usual prelude to a career in winemaking. But it yielded just enough cooped-up-ness to render a young Nadine Cross, now winemaker at Peregrine, rather career-chafed: “I never...
Jan 29, 2020 | Appellation Blog
Combos … combination tours … combining two or more activities is fast becoming a popular option for those enthusiastic busy travellers not only wanting to save a dollar, but perhaps more importantly these days – Time! Booking activities in themselves can be a...
Oct 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Alluxia Founder & Freelance Travel Writer Sally Scott was commission by International Traveller Magazine to write a 850+ word story on the Best Cellar Door Experiences in Queenstown. She chose Appellation Wine Tours to show her around the best of the Gibbston...
Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
John Rozentals writes travel, wine and food for a range of Australian internet and print outlets, and we had the pleasure of taking him out on tour with our knowledgeable wine guide Gavin! Check out what he had to say...
Mar 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Where can you find La Dolce Vita? The Sweet Life can be found wherever you are in my opinion, not just in Italy. Recently I had an amazing chance to travel to New Zealand and wow they really live The Sweet Life there! The area around Queenstown, New Zealand is...
Mar 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Tour Down Under, Otago We love it when people either blog about us, or blog about the Central Otago Wine region. Its a win win for us, because it helps get this fantastic cool-climate wine region on the international radar. There are enough international...
May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Queenstown travel guide, tours & things to do Only got a couple of days to get to know a new city? Our Big Five City Guides can help. We break each destination down into culture, history, dining, shopping and relaxation must-sees and dos. Adam Ford checks...
