Wine courses and Wine tasting in New Zealand

English Language Courses and Wine Tasting with Southern Lakes English College

Central Otago is famous with wine experts for having some of the finest Pinot Noirs in the world. Other excellent grape varieties include Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Reisling, Roses and Method Champenoise.

English language course and Winery tour in New Zealand

Participants study English 15 hours per week Monday to Friday mornings and then have afternoons and weekends free to gain an appreciation of New Zealand wines generally and then a specific understanding of Central Otago wines. They will do this by wine tasting, visiting a variety of wineries in the Gibbston Valley wine region and also Bannockburn, Cromwell & Wanaka wineries. They will visit a wine cave, & also an excellent cheesery.

Visits Include:

• Wine Taste – Queenstown
  Tasting of 8 New Zealand wines followed by 8 Central Otago wines - a great introduction
• A 5-hour tour around Gibbston valley wineries.
  Four wineries will be visited including the Gibbston Valley winery, Chard farm, Amisfield & Waitiri Creek.
• All day tour of Bannockburn & Cromwell wineries.
• Advice on wines to buy and a seminar with a local wine expert.

Combo courses are available with playing golf, an art tour or adventure activities (bungy jumping, paragliding, or hang gliding, mountain biking) at extra charge.

Individual tours 2017:
NZ$ 300 per week English tuition + NZ$ 250 one-off registration fee
NZ$ 495 per week wine tour 

Not included are your flight, accommodation and food, personal expenses.

Please ask an application form through our web site or via StudyNewZealand EU <- click for e-mail