Last Thursday, Jacqui and I took a couple of days off work to coincide with Diwali. It gave us a chance to visit Marlborough and catch up with Jane Hunter, the owner of Hunter's Wines.
Jacqui had met Jane at a Business Women's function in Tauranga a couple of months ago. I have always been partial to the odd tipple myself. I remember well sinking a few glasses or so of Hunter's when we lived back in the UK.
The purpose of Thursday's visit though was slightly more sober. Together with one or two other local wineries, Jane is launching her wines in India. And one of the first stockists will be the Taj Group of hotels in Bangalore. That's good. That's very, very good.
The choice of wines in Bangalore hotels has always been restricted. The potential though has always been there. Overseas guests know it. So does the local taxman and he knows how to add that tarrif.
However, in the interest's of the New Zealand's exports, a bottle of Jane's finest will be ordered when I next visit the Taj Residence. All in the name of patriotism of course. And a decent tipple.
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