On the way out from Mopueka, we decided to hit up two wineries. The first stop was at Seifried Estate. We dropped in on a Saturday morning (around 10:15am). First customers! Hilarious that you can buy a used oak barrel ($100.00 NZD/whole or $60.00/half). Wine tastings are $6.00 NZD/person and you get to sample 5 wines. Fee is waved if you buy a bottle. We got a few extras and ended up sampling 7 wines! - Aotea by Seifried sauvignon blanc - all the sauvignon blancs are solid in this area. This one was no different. - Seifried riesling - we ended up getting a bottle ($17.00 NZD). A drier, less sweet style that we really enjoyed. - Seifried pinot gros - Seifried grüner veltliner - quite close to a gewurtztraminer. We liked this one too. - Seifried zweigelt - we got a hint of strawberry. Decent. - Seifried syrah - this was pretty different. Hints of plums, prunes and black pepper. Would be a really good for a meat marinade. - Seifried winemakers collection "sweet Agnes' riesling" - this is their most popular and best seller. It's quite pleasant. Not too sweet; you could easily drink a whole glass. Good first winery. Bottles are quite reasonably priced. read more

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