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Freelance Travel Writer Sally Scott writes article on best cellar doors in Central Otago!

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 region. Read what she had to say here:

Best cellar door experiences in Queenstown

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Top tips you need to know to taste wine like an expert

Want to learn how to taste and evaluate a glass of wine like a wine connoisseur? If you want to swirl, sniff and sip like a pro then check out these top tips from award-winning Central Otago boutique winemaker, Waitiri Creek Wines. Navigating the world of wine drinking can be an overwhelming experience for new wine […]

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Save Time & Money with these Queenstown Combo Tours!

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 very time-consuming and monotonous process; and therefore, having activities organised in such […]

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Winemaker honoured with fellowship

A pioneering Central Otago winemaker has added another gong to his list of achievements: being named a New Zealand Winegrowers Fellow for 2020. Like all wine vintages, the award to Rudi Bauer of Quartz Reef has taken time, in this case delayed by Covid-19. Mr Bauer said he was notified of the honour, which comes […]

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