{"id":19836,"date":"2014-07-02T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T07:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/best-of-central-otago-pinot-noir-annual-festival\/"},"modified":"2014-07-02T07:11:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T07:11:00","slug":"best-of-central-otago-pinot-noir-annual-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/07\/best-of-central-otago-pinot-noir-annual-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Central Otago Pinot Noir annual festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Queenstown will play host to wine lovers and connoisseurs from around the world as local winemakers gather to celebrate the region\u2019s acclaimed Pinot Noir wine during the Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Held&nbsp;<b>January 29-31 2015<\/b>, the event is in its 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;year and has established itself as one of the pre-eminent Pinot Noir festivals in the world.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (19)\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-489330\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-191-300x199.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-191-300x199.jpg\" height=\"160\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"241\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Open to anyone with an interest in wine and food, the Celebration will include tastings of local Pinot Noir at a \u2018Master Class\u2019 and \u2018Grand Tasting\u2019 as well as a formal tasting of international Pinot Noir.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Enjoying the very best of local wine, produce and cuisine will also be the focus of the Celebration lunches and dinners which take place at the vineyards and Queenstown\u2019s top restaurants, enabling wine lovers to embrace the local area and sample everything it has to offer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (20)\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-489331\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-20-300x200.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-20-300x200.jpg\" height=\"184\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"276\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">All the events are hosted by the gregarious winemakers and Central Otago wine community that make the Celebration the success it is.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Chairperson for the 2015 Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration John Wallace said he \u201ccan\u2019t wait\u201d for the festivities to start.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cRight now we\u2019re busy planning and hope to build on the very successful 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary Celebration of this year. Each year we raise the bar for this event. It\u2019s now by far the best \u2018Pinot party\u2019 in this part of the world and I think the best wine event held in New Zealand,\u201d said Mr Wallace.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cThe local wine community look forward to hosting the Celebration. It\u2019s a must-do for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in our stunning region, our wine and to meet the people. Whether they\u2019re a wine appreciator, wine professional or wine writer, we want to show them our unique part of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cThis year we\u2019re excited to have new Central Otago wineries joining us so the event will be starting another chapter with new wines and characters.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (21)\" class=\"alignright wp-image-489332 \" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-211-300x199.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-211-300x199.jpg\" height=\"173\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Olly Smith, Nick Mills and Pablo Chevrot, Pinot Celebration 2014\" width=\"261\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cThrough&nbsp;a colourful spectrum of hues from vivid ruby to gentle garnet in mature vintages to nose and&nbsp;palate tendering floral notes, the garrigue of local, rampant growths of thyme, warm spices, and&nbsp;red and dark fruits, washed forward in waves of silk and velvet,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Register Now<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The 2015 Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration is now open for registration. The 2014 Celebration was sold out three months prior to the event so book now to avoid disappointment. For more information visit&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.pinotcelebration.co.nz\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinotcelebration.co.nz\/\">www.pinotcelebration.co.nz<\/a>. Details of the lunch and dinner events will be released in the coming months.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unnamed (22)\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-489333\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-221-300x199.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/unnamed-221-300x199.jpg\" height=\"177\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"267\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queenstown will play host to wine lovers and connoisseurs from around the world as local winemakers gather to celebrate the region\u2019s acclaimed Pinot Noir wine during the Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration. Held&nbsp;January 29-31 2015, the event is in its 11th&nbsp;year and has established itself as one of the pre-eminent Pinot Noir festivals in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}