On Monday, Michaela and I decided that we were getting out of the house rain or shine. Unfortunately, most of my time in Wellington thus far has been rain or overcast.
We headed for wine country. Just over the Tararua and Rimutaka mountain ranges near Wellington is the Wairarapa region. The region has traditionally been a sheep farming region (yay...sheep!). Now, many wineries and vineyards are scattered amongst the sheep farming land. We headed to the little town of Martinborough had a coffee and then headed off to the Tirohana winery for lunch. What a cute place - the restaurant was small and the food was wonderful. We enjoyed our lunch in spite of the very large hen's (bachelorette) luncheon happening just a few tables away. They were pretty loud, but I guess that is to be expected. The country side is beautiful and reminds me very much of Sonoma's wine country.
It was a great day - great wine, great food, great friend...all these greats offset the fact that it was still raining...not so great, but I can't complain, I'm on holiday!
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You're now officially in charge of suggesting & picking the NZ wines!
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