After several days of rain and snow, the clouds parted to a still glassy monring. Located in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park Milford Sound has one of the worlds highest mean annual rainfalls of 6,412 mm (252 in). Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site, New Zealand
The Marlborough Sounds from the Queen Charlotte Track. Marlborough is New Zealand’s largest wine growing region and has an enviable international reputation for producing the best Sauvignon Blanc in the world. It also makes very good Chardonnay, Riesling and high quality Pinot Noir. There are over twenty thousand hectares of grapes the region that account for approximately 2/3 of New Zealand’s wine plantings. South Island, New Zealand.
