I decided to take the 6km walk out to the winery when I arrived in Seddon, as there was not much to do and I was getting a bit stir crazy just sitting around in the house. It was a long walk, but very beautiful. About 4km in the ocean became visible in the distance, with the never ending vineyards in the foreground. Yealands is Massive! 1000 hectares of vineyards around the winery.. Thats roughly 25,000 acres! Massive. The winery looks massive from the oustide too. Very state of the art, effecient, green and industrial looking in an artistic way if you will. I tasted through the menu of Sauv Blanc, Pinot Gris, Reisling, Viogner, Gewurtz and Pinot Noir, and grabbed a couple bottles for the house. The wines from this area carry some very bright acidity, minerality and lower alcohol than you get from California wines.
On a side note, it was nice to sit on a stool in the tasting room after the long walk; a luxory that we do not have in CA, as you are not allowed to have bar stools in tasting rooms.
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