Cloudy Bay Forage Experience

Cloudy Bay Forage Experience
Forage is the ultimate experience offered by Cloudy Bay at its home in New Zealand. Inspired by an international event organized at the estate back in 2006, the Cloudy Bay Forage Experience is led by the idea that to get a better sense of Cloudy Bay wines, one needs to understand its land and meet the people behind the scenes.

The estate is driven by its New Zealand origins and mindset which is all about experiencing the good life, by enjoying simple and natural luxuries. Cloudy Bay offers a 2-day tailored Forage Experience at the winery, for up to ten people.

Participants will go to Marlborough’s four corners, to meet with local producers and forage ingredients from the natural environment. After picking stone fruit, milking a community cow in the Wairau Valley, catching crayfish from the Pacific Ocean or river- running salmon, depending on the season, foragers will head back to the estate, flying over the Marlborough sounds.

The fresh products, sourced from artisan growers or hunted and gathered from the wild, will be turned into a sublime meal by a guest chef and paired with Cloudy Bay iconic wines. Guests will pursue this luxurious experience at the estate by spending the night at the Shack, Cloudy Bay’s onsite guesthouse.

“There is a wonderful resourcefulness in relying on our natural environment to gather delicious products, then having them prepared by Cloudy Bay’s preferred chef” says Jim White, Technical Director at Cloudy Bay Vineyards.

At Cloudy Bay, foraging is about making a connection between food, its provenance and the people involved in the growing, gathering or breeding of the collected ingredients. The Cloudy Bay Forage Experience reinforces the strong relationship between nature and winemaking. Forage is a unique and interactive experience which introduces guests to the riches of the Marlborough region before immersing them into the flavour and story of Cloudy Bay Vineyards.

Visit www.cloudybay.co.nz for more information or email [email protected]

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