Autumn in Aotearoa

The pinot noir of the Marlborough Sounds.  It is pretty much the only red grape that grows in the region.  The white's do better in the slightly colder climate.  
Had we gotten a chance to work for Wither Hills (above winery), we probably would still be in Blenheim.  Anyway, we saw a friend from the vineyards in Picton the other day and she said they got about 3 hours of work spread over 3 days after we left and then they were all done.  We left at the right time.  This winery was beautiful though, and you can clearly see that we are well in to Autumn here.
This vine was in our backyard, although we didn't capture it really well in these pictures, the fall colors are great.

In our last days in Blenheim we walked all over the hills you can see in the background of this picture.  They are called the Wither Hills (where the winery gets it's name) and are full of very defined ridges and valleys.  They were good walks and gave us a great view of Blenheim, the Pacific, and even the North Island.  We'll put pictures of Picton up soon.  

Cheers,

Johnny