Waiheke Island > Peacock Sky Vineyard
Peacock Sky Vineyard |
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152 Trig Hill Road, Onetangi, Waiheke Island 1081, New Zealand
Open Open 7 days in Summer 12:00pm - 5:00pm, Spring/Autumn: Thurs-Sun 11:00am - 4:00p, Please call for Winter hours. Cards MC,V, AE |
Indoor Tasting Bench
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The Verdict
To "Cellarbrate": Nice rustic setting, friendly and knowledgeable cellar door staff, enjoyable food matched tasting experience To "Wine about": Tasting fee non refundable on purchase (although we found this policy to be fairly standard on Waiheke Island) How many bottles did we buy: 1 Suitable for: Couples, Small Groups and Families Visited May 2016 (weekday) |
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Getting There
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Country
State/Province
Region
Accessibility
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New Zealand
North Island
Waiheke Island
Very skinny, windy paved road up through the hills around Onetangi. Google maps will give you a warning that it is private road but it's just the driveway to Peacock Sky
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Upon Arrival
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Parking
Setting
Commercial/Boutique
Ambiance
Airconditioning/Fireplace
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There are a good number of gravel carparks, however this vineyard also has a cafe so parking availability around lunch time may be challenging
The cellar door and restaurant is situated in a colourbond shed set amongst a wide range of outdoor seating areas all overlooking the vineyards on the opposite hill
Boutique
The tasting room is at one end of the shed and there are indoor and outdoor tasting tables. The outdoor table is surrounded by wine barrels and indoors has a pine lined area with shelves
No/Yes (in the restaurant)
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Tasting Experience
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Number of wines on tasting
Particular wines or varietals known for
Wait time
Knowledge of wines
Staff attitude
Winery Tour Offered
Tasting seating available at counter
Tasting sheet/order form provided for notes
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4
None in particular
There was a little wait time while the food matched tasting was set up, however the overall tasting was at a good pace
Good knowledge of the wines and their food matches
Friendly and talkative cellar door assistant, also happy to show us around the other areas of the building
No
Tastings are conducted around tables which have seating
There is a laminated sheet of notes placed on the table along with the tastings
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Food Offering
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Yes/No
Restaurant/Café/Tasting platter
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Yes
There is a café on site which is obviously owned by a dog lover with every meal on the menu having a name related to a dog!
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Hip Pocket
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Price range of wines
Tasting Fee
Refundable on purchase?
Tour Fee
Delivery cost per dozen
Club Membership with Discounts etc
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$29-$55
$10 for 4 wines with a matched tapas like snack for each glass
No
N/A
Free
Yes, Prestige Club. Commitment to purchase with various discounts and other benefits including priority access to new release wines
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Other features, facilities and offerings
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Gift Shop
Toys/play area for kids
Dog friendly
By the way...
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Basic, wine accessories and deli products
Yes, in the café
Yes, very, very dog friendly
Mobile phone/internet reception can be a little patchy on this part of the island so make sure you grab a wine map from the ferry on the way over and map out where you are heading in advance!
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