in blenheim - wine region. all of the vineyards are really close together, so we drove around a few of them for free taste tests! there must be about 30 vineyards here at least, so i've got a lot of work to do. all the blagging is tiring, pretending you care about what wood the barrell is made from that the carbernet is fermented in. fun none the less. it's really a white wine region, so the reds aint great coz they are only young - mainly all pinot noirs, but i'm trying the whites (only coz they are free). we also went to a place that makes shnaappss (or however you spell it). we tried loads of shots, it was like a free bar! butterscotch, sour apple, lemon, chocolate, mint... was weird.
no plans as yet for tomorrow, either going on a scenic drive up near picton, or going to do more wine tasting. might do some tasting in the north island as i heard the reds are better - up in napier, etc...
