Tastey grapes

Rodders Revenge

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March 25th 2008
Arriving in the South Island first on the list was wine tasting! The Malborough region is covered with vinyards just waiting to be sampled, so naturally, we had to oblige! Our tour took in about 5 wineries all giving lots and lots of tastings - Pauline was nearly on the floor after the first winery gave us about 8 wines to sample! Fully loaded up on wine for a while we headed north to the Abel ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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