24 Mar 2023
We stayed in Martinborough on our way through NZ but didn’t know the area so decided on a tour to learn about this part of the winelands. We were collected by Karen from our hotel and set off for our day out. Our group totalled 8 people. We visited 2 wineries before lunch, stopped for lunch and another tasting, then 2 more after lunch. We particularly enjoyed lunch and the tasting at Poppies, especially as Poppy herself hosted our tasting and she is so enthusiastic. We did feel a bit sorry for David at Hamden Estates as he had the last tasting by which point he didn’t get the attention his wines deserved! Those 2 were our favourites of the 5 we visited. Karen is really knowledgeable and very easy going company, and the wineries are all close together so the longest we were ever in the van was 15 minutes. We would thoroughly recommend this tour if you want to get a taste of Martinborough.