Wine tasting at Oasis

For a wine tasting experience with a difference, try one of Great Barrier Island's two vineyards. Oasis Lodge, at Tryphena, offers tastings of its cabernet sauvignon-merlot and vineyard tours.

Ring (09) 429 0021; on the web at Barrier Oasis and contactable via email at enquiries@barrieroasis.co.nz.

John Mellars' vineyard at Okupu is accessible via a hike across a couple of beaches. Ring (09) 429 0361 to check if he's in; he's on the web at Ozemail or email john.mellars@xtra.co.nz.