Marlborough Wine Festival

It's such fun to be in a place where the majority of us are drinking WHITE wine.  The festival started at 10:30 and continued until 5:30, at which time I'm certain that most of the under-thirties still there were passed out or knee-walking.  Bill and I left about 2:30 after tasting lots of wine and eating great food.
As with most outdoor festivals in our country, it was a good excuse for the youngsters to dress up (females) and hangout with chums and ogle the ladies (males).

These ladies were in the fashion contest and graciously allowed me to take their picture.  The male winner was from Michigan!

There were 130 vendors at the festival, most of them wineries.  Since there are 140 wineries in Marlborough, the wines were  well-represented. 

Unfortunately, the weather was very cool and drizzly, so there were probably only 6000 people there.  The attendance is usually 8000, but it was extremely easy to negotiate compared to any ball game, for example,  in the US.  The parking was efficiently handled by the local Lions Club in the middle of a huge vineyard, and buses provided quick transportation to the festival site. 

Being in NZ is like living in a small town.  We've only been here three weeks, but ran in to a couple we know from Picton at the festival.  Here's Bill with the music tent in the background, and  his tasting glass in hand.   

Now, here's a picture for Matt who serves Momo sauvignon blanc in his restaurant in Greensboro.  We also went to the Seresin tent, the vinyard that produces Momo.  There they were serving their higher end wines.  

Don't forget to order a Marlborough wine the next time you are dining out.  You won't be disappointed.