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ELEPHANT HILL CELLAR DOOR AND ‘TASTING CONCEPT’ OPENING

AWKE’S Bay winery Elephant Hill’s restaurant was an early casualty of the changes wrought on wine tourism courtesy of Covid-19, closing due to ensuing loss of international visitors. However, the award-winning Te Awanga-based winery has regrouped and refocused on a new cellar door tasting concept called ‘Flight & Bites’, offering small plates and platters Thursdays-to-Mondays, and re-opened the restaurant Thursdays-to-Saturdays. The restaurant now offers a pared-down version of its former fine-dining approach, with a menu designed to complement Elephant Hill’s premium wines, but expect to see the same level

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