Beyond the bubble of Queenstown, this area offers the kinds of adventures you can truly appreciate only by slowing down.

A Master of Wine shares essential sips from a region that continues to make New Zealand wine globally renowned.
Central Otago Pinot Noir stands alongside Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc as New Zealand’s great vinous success story.

Despite being a “younger” wine region — its modern viticultural history dating back to the pioneers of the early 1980s like Alan Brady, Anne Pinckney and the late Rolfe Mill — it has risen rapidly to establish itself internationally as the region for premium NZ pinot noir.