Central Otago - Pinot Noir and Vineyard dogs

Leaving Lake Tekapo we miss out on the sight of Mount Cook as it is covered in cloud. Hopefully we will get to see it when we get around the other side of the island. Magnificent scenery all the way into Central Otago where we are excited to get to as a lot of the Pinor Noir is made here. We stop off at Brennan Wines http://www.brennanwines.com/index.htm check out the website! We are greeted not only by the extremely hospitable wine maker himself Sean Brennan but also his lovely dog gives us an ecstatic greeting. We spend a while tasting the wines which we both agree are excellent and reflect the dare I say "terroir" of the area. You can really taste the minerals in the whites and the 2007 pinot is beautiful and rich. We set off for a quick walk around the vineyard accompanied by our new 4 legged friend. (Sean if you read this please let me know her name as she definitely be in the vineyards dogs book. I will have to nominate her to go in Decanter magazine).We hate to go but have to move on to Arrowtown