Penfolds Winter Wine & Golf Weekend at Rosewood Kauri Cliffs

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Northland, NEW ZEALAND - Rosewood Kauri Cliffs will be a perfect setting for a Winter Wine Weekend, August 23-25, featuring an outstanding selection of iconic and rare Penfolds wines, hosted by Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago AC.

Penfolds is this year celebrating 180 years of winemaking excellence, so very fitting that a Penfolds Special Bin themed Masterclass and a memorable 5-course “tasting menu” dinner, where each sublime course will be matched to the very best of Penfolds wines, will be part of this not-to-be-missed occasion in New Zealand’s Northland, hosted by Penfolds own Peter Gago.

The British-Australian winemaker and author has been Chief Winemaker at Penfolds and custodian of Penfolds Grange since 2002. In his role as Chief Winemaker, Peter leads production of some of the world's most iconic wines, including the undisputed champion of Australian wine, Grange.

Peter was named 2005 Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine and 2012 Winemakers’ Winemaker of the Year by The Institute of Masters of Wine and international trade publication The Drinks Business. Not to mention recent entry into the Decanter Magazine’s Hall of Fame. And these are just a few of the many accolades he’s received the world over. 

A Penfolds 35-year ‘veteran’, Peter is well-known as an excellent communicator, so having him lead guests through the Special Bin Masterclass and host the Saturday evening dinner is a very special treat for guests and wine lovers.

The weekend at Rosewood Kauri Cliffs begins with a Friday evening cocktail reception and “meet & greet" with Peter Gago, before guests enjoy a relaxed dinner at their leisure in the lodge. Saturday morning will see Peter host a tutored wine tasting, taking wine enthusiasts through a line-up of Special Bin Penfolds wines, from the 1990 Bin 920 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz to the just-released 2021 Bin 180 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz.

Free afternoon time allows lodge guests ample time for a round of golf, a spa experience, or a tour of the 6,000-acre farm property, taking in the special Pink Beach and the extraordinary ancient kauri tree. Saturday evening will be a true highlight - a five-course tasting menu prepared by Rosewood Kauri Cliffs Chef Jonathan Brandao, matched to such iconic wines as Penfolds Yattarna, and not one but two vintages of Grange. In the glorious and warm setting of Rosewood Kauri Cliffs, and with discussion on each wine between courses, this will surely be a wine dinner for the ages.

Some of the wines to be tasted over the weekend include:

Penfolds Special Bin Masterclass:  

• 1990 Bin 920 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz  
• 1990 Bin 90A Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley Shiraz
• 2004 Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon.
• 2004 Bin 60A Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley Shiraz
• 2008 Bin 620 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz
• 2010 Bin 170 Kalimna Block 3C Shiraz
• 2021 Bin 180 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz and 2018 Superblend 802-B Cabernet Shiraz

Saturday night Tasting Menu Dinner:

• 2014 Penfolds X Thiénot Avize Blanc de Blancs Champagne
• 2008, 2011 Yattarna
• 2010 St Henri
• 1990, 2010 Grange
• Great Grandfather Rare Liqueur Tawny

 Event tariff for two nights is NZ $5800 (inclusive of tax + GST) for two-person based on double occupancy and includes:

• Two night's accommodation at Rosewood Kauri Cliffs - August 23 + August 24
• Complimentary pre-dinner aperitif, full breakfast, and complimentary non-alcoholic minibar
• Tutored 'Special Bin' wine tasting of Penfolds wines with winemaker Peter Gago
• Welcome pre-dinner aperitif with Peter Gago
• A la carte dinner on Friday evening
• Five-course tasting menu dinner on Saturday night, with iconic Penfolds wines to match.
• A day of unlimited green fees per person per night

To access the rate from our website Women's Golf Magazine's exclusive Promo Code is ‘WGPenfolds’ / For reservations at Rosewood Kauri Cliffs contact ph.: +64 9 407 0010 or email kauricliffs.reservations@rosewoodhotels.com