WineNZ Summer 2019-20

Feature | Tripping Around the Vines
Photos show Winery, Restaurant and Tasting room.
CRAGGY RANGE VINYEYARD
The Giants Winery complex is home to the
Cellardoor and the Terroir Restaurant. Craggy
Range is situated in a premium wine growing area
of Havelock North.
Nestled among the romantic vines are selfcontained
boutique cottages. Craggy range was
established in 1997 by Terry Peabody and Steve
Smith. The vineyard gets its name from the Range
that almost surrounds the area. We were told Dame
Kiri, amongst other celebrities, had given sold out
performances in the amphitheatre, set amongst a
man-made lake, with impressive bigger than life size
animal sculptures.
We enjoyed a wine tasting by a superb official wine
taster who served us; giving us the background of
Gimblett Gravels and information on each variety
that we tasted. Gimblett gravels is a sub-brand and
boasts a separate winegrowers association, hence
a separate label on the Craggy Range bottles we
purchased. The Gimblett Gravels brand combines
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