Cloudy Bay Vines

Blenheim

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February 28th 2008
Home of the world renowned Marlborough Wine region. We headed here after we left Kaikoura before we headed to the west coast. We only had a day here but we wanted to visit a couple of wineries. First of all we went to Cloudy Bay, they didn't do wine tours but had an "open cellar" where we could try a few wines. We wanted to do a wine tour so we headed to the largest winery in NZ and also the first ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Blenheim

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more