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A nice sleep in and woke up to a beautiful view of Lake Wanaka. Had breakfast and then walked the 25 minutes around the lake to the town of Wanaka. Larger and busier than Te Anau but the town shops and cafes were parallel to the waterfront rather than perpendicular as in Te Anau. Met my tour at 1pm in town. Tour was a wine tour through the Central Otago region. There was a young couple from Iowa Kelly and Coda (2.5 month newlyweds) and than another newlywed couple from Hong Kong.
We went to 4 wineries well-known for Rieslings and Pinot Noirs as this region is along the 45th Parallel south of the equator similar to 45th parallel north of the equator where it falls in the Bordeaux area of France and in Northern California / Oregon area in the north.
The first one we went to was the Rockburn Winery - I enjoyed Three Barrels Sauvignon Blanc, Spitfire Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir (2010), and Twelve Barrels Pinot Noir.
Then we went to Akarua Winery - I liked the Pinot Rose, Riesling (2012) and the Pinot Gris (2011). And Akarau RUA Pinot Noir (2011).
Next we went to Mt. Difficulty Winery and they had a restaurant attached to it and it reminded me of Linden in VA. here I liked,
The last one we went to (just before they closed) was Northburn. And they matched their wine tasting with food! I liked the Pinot Noir (2009).
After the wine tasting and driving along the river near Cromwell an area popular for pitted fruit thus the gigantic plastic pitted fruit structure we returned back to our accommodations. We asked John our tour guide for restaurant recommendations and he suggested to Alevate and nicely called and made reservations for us, Kelly and Coda asked me to join them for dinner. S we had dinner there overlooking the lake and watching the sun set and then skirted over to Patagonia for an ice cream!
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