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  • Day 160

    Blenheim

    March 1, 2015 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

    Our free time here on the farm consisted in the first week pretty much of looking for jobs online and writing cover letters.

    On the weekend however, we went out to taste the drinks the region has to offer. Friday we went to a bar with 25 beers on tap and tasted 10 of em via their tasting trays. They had a great red IPA and a very interesting spicy beer. Wouldn't have a full pint of the latter but it was interesting. A gutsy brew.

    On Saturday we went on a wine tour and tasted so many white wines that we can't really remember which ones were our favourites. We tasted wine in 5 of the gazillion wineries of the region which is famous for its sauvignon blanc. At the end we were quite buzzed since it seemed to be expected to only spit the wine out if you didn't like it ;).
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