If you know and love Akarua wines, a visit to their cellar doors should be top of your list of things to do while you’re in town.
Take a drive from Queenstown along the winding road through Kawarau Gorge — cliffs rising steeply on either side, bright blue river rushing below — to Akarua Cellar Door in Bannockburn. Visit the winery and vineyards in the foothills of the mountains and gain deeper insight by tasting their wines just moments from where they are grown. If a lazy glass or two over lunch is more your style, a visit to the beautiful garden setting of Akarua Wines & Kitchen by Artisan on Lake Hayes, with tasting shed on site, is your second glorious option.
