This shot was taken in New Zealand’s Marlborough wine region on the South Island. It’s one of New Zealand’s warmest areas and competes with Nelson for seeing the most hours of sunshine each year.
Marlborough is an excellent place to spend the day. Hire a bike or find a designated driver and spend the day tasting some excellent Sauvignon Blancs from the many wineries in the area. Some say that tasting a Marlborough Sav is a life changing experience … I’d probably agree. Read about my day experiencing the wines of Marlborough here.
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You have *got* to try a Poverty Bay Gewurztraminer (the wine that has the honor of being the hardest grape variety to spell) and a Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay. Seriously. Given the right bottle of wine, these things can be a religious experience, even forgetting the fact that communion wine is usually red. 2007 and 2008 were both really, really good years. Really good years…
One of the best thing I love about New Zealand was.. Wine!!
All the great wine for cheap prices! Oh I loved it so much.
Hawke’s Bay one was Greeeeeaaat! 🙂
I’ve drank my fair share of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc since I’ve been here!