Hawkes Bay Wine tour

We had a walking tour of Napier, the art deco capital of the world, before a wine tasting experience of new world wines, at the New Zealand Wine Centre, first checking our sense of smell with the aroma centre for the 53 distinct aromas that are to be found in wines.

We were all better at the bad odours that can be found in spoilt wines...like cork, or mouldy earth.

 The buildings in Napier are all art deco, after the rebuilding mode following the earthquake.

 After lunch at Clifton, we returned to wine tasting; this time at Elephant Hill.

We tasted several wines before buying a few bottles.

After wine tasting at Elephant Hill, we went on to Craggy Range Wineries, where there are some really large bull and cow sculptures.

The viewpoint from Te Mata peak.