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Marlborough Wine Tour

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March 12th 2012
Today we went on a Bubbly Grape full day wine tour of the Marlborough region - we went to 6 wineries (Cloudy Bay, Saint Clair, Withers Hill, Villa Maria, Bouldevines and Bladen) and the boutique chocolate factory, along with a delicious lunch platter... We were pleasantly surprised with the variety of the wines - this region certainly doesn't only do Sauvignon Blancs! We had some really nice P ... 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