Drinking Wine shows us how GREAT New Zealanders really are

Today we went on a wine tour in the Marlborough region around Blenheim. We booked our tour with Grape Lander (we highly recommend them!) and were taken around by Allister and Heather. They picked us up from the train station and we found out that we were the only ones on the tour. We began the morning at a place called the Village so that Sara could get her coffee. While there I had olive oil, liquor, and my first wine tasting. They were all great. I especially loved the liquor. The lady mixed all kinds of yummy flavors. Next we went on to the hills outside of Blenheim and learned about the forestry industry in the region. Afterwards, we went to the St. Clair Winery for lunch. We had a tasting and I got mussels for lunch. Sauvignon Blanc is the signature wine in the region. We also went to the Wither Hills Winery. We got to visit the Yealands Estate Winery. It's the world's most sustainable winery. By the end, I was feeling a little toasty. The couple that took us on the tour invited us to stay at their home for the night. They gave a free bed to sleep in and cooked us dinner (this is so luxurious for us). We keep saying that New Zealander aren't just nice but go out of their way to make everyone feel at home. We feel that we have thousands of grandmothers all over the country looking after us.