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Marlborough
The Wine Marlborough Festival is New Zealand's premier wine and food event.
It takes place on Saturday, February 10, and you can taste the acclaimed wines of the region and the culinary delights of local chefs.
There is also a line-up of New Zealand's leading performers, including Greg Johnson, Rhombus, The Beat Girls and Twinset.
You can meet some of New Zealand's top winemakers during wine tutorials and discover the secrets of the guest chefs.
The festival showcases more than 200 wines from some 40 wineries and is held at the Brancott Estate from 10am to 6pm.
Cost: From $35.
Contact: www.bmw-winemarlborough-festival.co.nz
Hawke's Bay
Harvest Hawke's Bay is the ultimate way to experience the local wineries, as wine and food lovers gather to sample new release wines on February 3-4.
The festival will include more than 20 Hawke's Bay wineries.
Festival goers can taste wines, food and enjoy live music.
Day one includes a bus trip to most of the wineries.
Some of the country's most gracious classic cars will also be winding their way around the wineries.
Cost: $38 for shuttle bus, $15 for a festival glass that is your entry to the wineries on Saturday and Sunday.
Contact: www.harvesthawkesbay.co.nz
Devonport
The Devonport Food and Wine Festival will be held on February 17-18.
The festival will showcase the wine and food of the Auckland region, with great entertainment, including Debbie Harwood, The Mermaids, and Tom Sharplin and the Cadillacs.
So far, 17 wineries and 10 food exhibitors are scheduled for the two-day event that takes place around the picturesque waterfront and parks of Devonport.
Cost: $25.
Contact: www.devonportwinefestival.co.nz
