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.