I know we talked about this last year, when we made fun of John McGrath (you know, just for a change) but I feel the need to remind y'all that the Wairarapa Wine Harvest Festival is coming up again.

And now I can say for certain that it really is the most kickass day ever. Just $25 gets your ticket into the shindig, and you can get a shuttle from the train for $15. Taste wines from all kinds of boutique winemakers around the Wairarapa, many of whom don't have a cellar door. Laugh as the man from Maebus describes his favourite Pinot Noir as tasting "like angels fornicating in your mouth" - and try and get in his good books in case he really is in with Google. Watch my parents try and win half a case of wine with their awesome dancing skills again. But one suggestion: don't try and walk on rolling barrels. You will just fall off, hit your head and cry.