The James Bond theme song plays in my head as I enter Spy Valley Winery in Blenheim, the gateway to the world-famous sauvignon blanc region, where drinking wine all day is still called “a tasting”.
This family-run estate is named for the ‘spy station’ up the road – a former US government ‘listening post’, that is now decommissioned. It’s the first of several select experiences on a bespoke outing organised by Marlborough Tour Company. In a region the size of Sydney, Marlborough – on the tip of
