WineNZ Summer 2019-20

Wine & Time
OUTSTANDING
GIBBSTON
WINE
EXPERIENCE AT GIBBSTON
VALLEY
VALLEY LODGE LODGE & SPA & SPA COUNTS
A stay at Central Otago’s newest luxury lodge wouldn’t be complete
without an outstanding wine experience – exactly DOWN what’s on TO the menu OPENING
at Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa.
Gibbston ad?
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Relaxed
luxury. Unique
experiences.
Five-star concierge
service. A stunning
Central Otago
location, nestled
among the region’s
oldest vines.
packages and experiences
will allow guests to immerse
themselves in the rural
playground that is Gibbston
– creating memories that are
perfectly tailored to them.
“What we think will be
particularly appealing to our
guests will be the Essential
Wine Experience offering. This
exclusive package will be the
Queenstown, New Zealand pinnacle in wine indulgence,
– Years of meticulous
including a premium winery,
Wplanning are paying inemaker off Christopher vineyard A and winemaker cave tour, will then a lead a tasting
as Central Otago’s Keys says most the private wine through tasting Gibbston with Valley’s the finest premium
exciting luxury Gibbston offering, Valley Lodge winemaker and Single our Vineyard Lodge releases.
Gibbston Valley & Lodge Spa’s Essential & Spa, Cellar, and lunch crafted by
begins the final Wine countdown Experience is Head Chef, “We’ve Anthony got an Gradiska. extensive cellar with a wide
a perfect towards opportunity opening for its guests doors; to get up range of wines. It’s going to be interesting
“We hope that our guests
close marked to what the by the winery launch team does.
and it’s going to be good. We’ll allow for
of will leave with a new found
all preferences, probably only kicking you
a new website and online appreciation for
“At heart, it shows the beautiful reality of out if you want a Merlot.”
booking portal. Bookings
creation. Winemaking is an annual cycle Central Otago wine and
are now available via
of activity. Our idea is to satisfy those who food,” adds The Greg. experience “It is ends now with a convivial
gibbstonvalleylodgeandspa.
have a curiosity about what it’s all about.” widely regarded lunch. Executive as being Chef Anthony Gradiska
com with the first guests being amongst delivers the best enticing in the seasonal produce from the
Exclusive welcomed to Lodge to guests, the property the experience in world, and Winery’s we believe organic that gardens, is expertly paired
takes mid-December.
individuals through the working because with we wines. treat our natural
core of Located Gibbston at Valley, the heart including of the surroundings with the utmost
winemaking Central facilities Otago’s and founding iconic Wine
“You’ll get a very clear and close
patience and respect. We
Cave.
impression of the seasons and styles of
winery, only 20 minutes from look forward to sharing our
Central Otago. We want to host people
Queenstown Airport, Gibbston knowledge and love for the
“There’s nothing else like it. In the cave the the way we’re accustomed; deeply
Valley Lodge & Spa will offer region and giving our guests
atmosphere is peaceful and contemplative: informative, but super friendly and
the ultimate in relaxed luxury, fantastic memories that will
just you and hundreds of barrels of Pinot relaxed.”
Noir
fine
lining
wine,
the walls.
culinary
Then
excellence
we’ll take
last them a lifetime.”
you
and
into the
5-star
Winery
personal
and even
service.
through the Bookings For are those now keen open to take on their wine
Chef’s 24 Gardens beautifully to see appointed where some of the gibbstonvalleylodgeandspa.
experience new heights, a guided
ingredients private for villas your will lunch look will out be onto sourced. com . Those helicopter interested trip is can also available, stopping at
This working is all about organic showcasing vineyards the quality of also keep spectacular up to date sites with and all the Winery’s major
our people and the and schist primary mountains ingredients.” Lodge and vineyards. Spa news by
of Gibbston. However, this is following Gibbston Valley
Guests far will more then than enjoy just an a entertaining place short Gibbston Valley’s new venture features
Wines on Facebook and
film
to
on
stay.
the winegrowing
One-of-a-kind
process
luxury
in the
24 luxury villas set amongst its Le Maitre
Instagram .
Lodge’s private theatre.
“It’s visually spectacular. Of course being
filmed in Central Otago it’s impossible
for it not to be – but the film also captures
all the colour and life of harvest and
winegrowing.”
home block vineyard, a striking central
lodge building and separate spa. Exclusive
biking and walking trails are dotted on the
surrounding 1000-acres of privately-owned
land. For further information and bookings
go to gibbstonvalleylodgeandspa.com.