During a visit to a vineyard in the acclaimed wine-producing area of Queenstown on Sunday there was intense interest in whether Kate would indulge in a drop or two.
Central Otago Pinot Noir Ltd chairwoman Lucie Lawrence, who escorted the duchess at Amisfield Winery, said she had “six or seven” tastes.
“She was drinking it. She really enjoyed drinking the Pinot Noir,” Lawrence said.
William did not hold back and after a brief tour of the winery he remarked to co-owner John Darby: “We should probably stop the talking and start the drinking”.
There was also no keeping Kate from accompanying William on a wild jetboat ride on the Shotover River, racing through shallow water at speeds of up to 85 kilometres per hour (53mph).
The couple flew to Queenstown from the southern city of Dunedin where they attended a Palm Sunday service at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral and a junior rugby match with All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.
William, who lost to his wife in a yacht race on Auckland harbour on Friday, exacted a measure of revenge on the rugby field when the team of eight-year-olds he helped coach beat Kate’s side 30-20.
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