Just landed in Auckland, New Zealand around 5:30am kiwi-time.... they are 21 hours ahead of PDT. So, right now it is Friday April 2nd down here. The flight wasn't bad at all; good food, friendly service, entertainment (tv with multitude of shows/movies), and free wine! The wine really helped to get a good nights sleep, and I pretty much slept the whole trip.
In a few hours I will board the last plane ride to Nelson on the south island, and from there I will take a bus to a small town called Seddon, which is where Yealands Estates and the intern house is. Apparently it is a brand new house, and I am very excited to get there! As soon as I get settled, I will be able to start getting some pics and vids up, but as of now I have been using kiosks for internet.
I have already made my first wine purchases at the duty free store. Since it is Easter holiday down here, I feared stores with booze may be closed, so I grabbed a couple bottles just in case. 1 bottle of Villa Maria Merlot/Cab blend from Hawkes Bay Region (18NZ), and a bottle of Moncellar Pinot Noir from Central Otago (32NZ). Always skeptical on the pricing at airport stores, but I needed my Vino! I am sure they will go down quite quick and smooth as soon as I can get settled.
Gotta run, feeling like it's beer thirty.
About Me
- Taron
- I am a 28yr old who decided to embark on a career and life change into the wine industry. After graduating college with a Business Degree and working in the Healthcare industry for 3 years, I decided to make a drastic change around June of 2009: Quit my job and start from the ground up in the wine industry. I told myself I want to have a job that I truly love, am passionate about, and made it happen. I have worked 2 harvests since making the change (1 in Central Coast, 1 in New Zealand), and have held some tasting room positions and done some sales to fill time in between harvests. I will be at Merry Edwards in the Russian River Valley for the 2010 crush.
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