Once back in Picton we procured a hire car that would eventually take us back to Christchurch. First though, we had three nights in (near) St Arnaud, only a 90-minute drive west through the grapes from Picton.
Just outside of Picton is Johanneshof Cellars. They only have a small planting of Pinot Noir, but have developed a reputation for making excellent Gewurztraminers from local grapes.
We then made our way back through Blenheim and stopped at only a couple more of the many wineries there.
Tonight we stayed at the haunted Tophouse, where we were relieved to learn the murder-suicide that took place in 1894 and the story of the resident ghost were unrelated.
