Lonely Planet names Central Otago as top global wine region

Lonely Planet has named Central Otago one of the world’s top wine regions to visit. Lonely Planet’s new book Wine Trails plots a course through 52 of the world’s greatest wine regions, with Central Otago named in the top 10 intriguing places to drink wine alongside The Jura in France, Rioja in Spain and Columbia Valley in the United States. Rutherglen in Australia also made the list for its butterscotch-flavoured, raisin-rich dessert wines from grapes harvested in a “mad rush” before they cooked into a jam.