It’s Wine Time

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.