Blog by Betsy Carstairs

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New Zealand, travel, wine country

After a week treking in Able Tasman Porvincial Park I decided to treat myself to sampling some wines in that neighbourhood. I love Marlborough area wines so thought a day or 2 in Blenheim touring the wineries would be fun. This town is on the ocean & is the gateway to some amazing wineries. There are many day tours to the various wineries offering lunches with the tour of the winery & of course samples of their wines. Saint Claire is one of my favourite white wines so a visit to their operation was on my list. The 2 days visiting, lunching & sampling was not only interesting but also very educational. This is such a beautiful area & the town of Blenheim I found most quaintBlenheim lunching