Choosing your own adventure—deciding which cellar doors to visit and how far you’d like to bike—adds a personal touch that makes your day all the more memorable. With up to 18 cellar doors to choose from, narrowing down your favourites can be a challenge!  We recommend visiting a maximum of five, including one where you can relax and enjoy lunch. Here are a few suggestions to have a wee look at…

If you're keen on sticking to peaceful bike paths and quiet roads, and just want to soak up a cruisy, relaxed day rolling between cellar doors—then this bunch is bound to hit the sweet spot!
They’re all within about 15 minutes’ biking from our base here in Renwick, making it roughly a 6km round trip:

Te Whare Ra*
Bladen*
Forrest Wines*
Framingham Wines
Gibson Bridge*
Wairau River
Nautilus Estate
Boomtown Beer Garden

* At these spots, you're likely to meet the owners themselves!

Feeling like you can push the pedals just a wee bit further—but still want to keep it chill (you’re on holiday, after all)? Then this lovely lot might be just what you’re after.
These picks sit within a 25-minute biking radius from our base, with a mix of bike paths and a few main road sections (main roads can be avoided). If you include any of these, you’re looking at roughly a 12km round trip:

Rimapere
The Fancy Cow
Huia
No1 Family Estate
Whitehaven Wines
The Gin Shack
Cheese & Cheers
Fromm
Hans Herzog

If you're ready to shake off the cobwebs, energize your senses, and get your legs moving, then a ride to these spots will absolutely deliver. These are our “Big Boys”—the iconic destinations that pack a punch. Each one is a decent pedal from our place, so if you’re keen to include any, plan for a solid 40+ minute ride each way, making it roughly a 20km round trip:

Cloudy Bay
Allan Scott
Moa Brewery
Hunters
Jackson Estate

Feedback - “Cycling here is a breeze—the landscape’s as flat as a pancake, so there are no hills to conquer and you can pedal along at your own pace.”

Travelling with little ones? We’ve got a family-friendly route mapped out for you. It focuses on cellar doors reachable via gentle bike paths and quiet roads, with stops that are welcoming to children too.

And don’t worry about logistics—we offer a free pickup service for you and your group from accommodation in either Blenheim or Renwick.

Some cellar doors are a bit far for comfortable biking, and best visited by car:
Saint Clair
Wither Hills
Clos Henri
Villa Maria
Spy Valley

For reference:
Forrest is just a quick 2-minute bike ride from our base
Cloudy Bay is a longer stretch—about 40 minutes away