We left Nelson in the pouring rain this morning. Just one more variable to add to driving on the left, crazy road signs, logging trucks, one lane bridges and roundabouts. Shawn safely maneuvered us through it all to arrive safely in Blenheim in the Marlborough wine region. My new favorite road sign One lane bridge sign, the large arrow has the right-of-way We started at Villa Maria. Shawn mentioned that we had been served a delicious Sauvignon Blanc on the airplane, and our server said Villa Maria is the sole provider of wine to Air New Zealand. They are also the largest exporter of New Zealand wine to the US. They are distributed through Chateau St. Michelle in Washington state. We like dessert wines such as late harvest and ice wines, but we learned of a third type of dessert wine: rot wine or botrytis. When the conditions are just right, the grapes develop a rot (a good rot not a bad rot according to our server) which depletes ...