Picton and Marlborough wineries...
On Friday we took the ferry over to the South Island. It was a really windy day so we were bobbing around the entire time we were in the open ocean. The ferry landed in Picton, a really quaint little port town. We stayed in a nice backpackers with incredible views of the bay. We ate our cereal overlooking the ocean and we even decided to have a barbecue outside on the second evening.
Athena booked us onto a wine-tasting tour. The region of Marlborough is famous for its white wine, especially its Sauvignon Blanc. It is the driest region in New Zealand. We had an entertainting British expat bus driver drive us to the three wineries on the tasting tour. We visited Hunter's, Nautilus and Cloudy Bay. I was especially impressed that Hunter's is run by a woman. She has really made a name for herself in the wine world. We enjoyed the wines and meeting the interesting people on our tour. I don't think Alan and Stephen quite have the same appreciation for wine as they do for beer, but they enjoyed it nonetheless.
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