Southern Tasmania wine tasting - Saturday 5th November

[RooFlyer]

After much procrastination, I'm happy to say that the inaugural AFF Southern Tasmania wine tour is being offered for Saturday, 5 November 2016

We will be visiting:

Moorilla Winery (home of MONA)
Pooley Wines (also lunch)
Frogmore Creek

Start will be around 9:00 am in Hobart CBD and we should finish about 4:30pm with a stop at the airport and then finish in Hobart about 5pm. However please don't attempt to make any plane departures before 5:30pm, as I can't guarantee the 4:30 time!

In any event I would encourage people to stay on for the Sunday where I'm sure a few of us will adjourn back to Frogmore Creek for lunch - it was a highlight of the first 'experimental' group visit.

Hobart CBD is about 30 mins from the airport if you plan on flying in on Saturday morning, but of course a Friday evening arrival would be better. There is a Travelodge at Hobart Airport (7 min shuttle) for those with late arrival or early departures.

Lunch will be pizzas from Pooley's Wines and for better or worse I've decided that people will order and pay for lunch on the day. There will be selections of vegetarian, gluten free, salmon based and meat based choices for $10-$12 ea which we will order before the tasting so at least the first round should be ready when we finish that.

Cost I'm estimating at $95-$100 and includes a 'premium' tasting at Pooley (7 wines).

Hobart doesn't have the 'usual chain' hotels, so go here for a guide. I'd recommend downtown Hobart, preferably near the waterfront: Grand Chancellor, Somerset on the Pier, Somerset at Salamanca, Henry Jones Art Hotel, RACT/RACV Apartment Hotel, Lenna are the better ones; also Old Woolstore and Hadley's. Wrest Point and Rydges are out of the CBD and the latter has had mixed reviews by other AFFers.

I'd be grateful if I could get expressions of 'firm' interest (meaning that you will be endeavouring to come, as opposed to just interested); 'Gold' and 'silvers' welcome to say so too, but you won't get DYKWIA recognition . Based on responses I'll set the firm price and then re-check numbers and later look for payments, same method as used in other wine tours. The tour will need 20 committed participants to run.

 

[Buzzard]

Sadly not coming to this one as I will be in MEL.

I highly recommend this tour though.

 

[Doug_Westcott]

Put me down as a definite

 

[serfty]

Sadly I cannot make this as I will be in Europe - although heading home on this "Guy Faulks" day ...

 

[Viridianne]

Hmm, very tempted. It falls on my bday

 

[penegal]

Listing early interest. Need to confirm my international movements first (I've been abroad for the last few Cup Days).

Are you driving or hiring a coach?

 

[RooFlyer]

Hiring a coach; trip modelled on 'Wine Tours by Buzz' therefore there will likely be a quiz, and prizes!

 

[kpc]

I'm lying in bed so can't check a few things so put me down for Gold for now.

 

[blackcat20]

Would love to, but being the weekend before AFF10, and a weekend where we dont have a pet sitter, I'd say our chances are slim to none unfortunately, as I'd love to go.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I'm silvery gold (+1)
Will need to check work travel first.

 

[TheBOSman]

I'm in 100%, mark me Platinum.

 

[samh004]

Interested, but may be a little too far at that time of the year have too much on. Will say Silver for now.

 

[kpc]

I'm lying in bed so can't check a few things so put me down for Gold for now.

I knew there was a reason why I shouldn't trust my memory...I will be in Singapore that weekend Sorry as I would have loved to come!

 

[v1nce007]

Been looking to lose my AFF Social Event virginity, and this looks right up my alley.

Gold at this stage and will confirm ASAP.

 

[Steady]

I short clip on Tassie wine for those thinking about joining the tour

 

[Bundy Bear]

This sounds like fun, if TheBosMan can fly all the way from Texas, makes flying from Brisbane a piece of cake.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

After putting my hand up...and then down, for the Royal Gala dinner last weekend, I'm feeling a little tentative about commitment!

I'll email the boss tonight and see if she has her work dates organised (it suits me though) and will give a colour commitment soon. Eldest daughters B'Day the day before though, so that might stuff it up a bit.

(On a positive, we could do a Kokoda warm-up trek up that little hill behind Hobart )

 

[TheBOSman]

I'd be grateful if I could get expressions of 'firm' interest (meaning that you will be endeavouring to come, as opposed to just interested); 'Gold' and 'silvers' welcome to say so too, but you won't get DYKWIA recognition . Based on responses I'll set the firm price and then re-check numbers and later look for payments, same method as used in other wine tours. The tour will need 20 committed participants to run.

Also just to note, if it helps in any way, I'm planning to rent a vehicle through the weekend, in case anyone needed a ride anywhere, or for the possible Frogmore visit on Sunday. I'll be flying to Tasmania on Thursday, likely to LST. JessicaTam can verify I'm perfectly capable of driving on the left as well .

 

[penegal]

Tasmania is on the "usual" sale cycle currently.

Not particularly cheap TBH.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I'm perfectly capable of driving on the left as well .

That comment reminds me of an email for a safety week I saw just recently in PNG (where they drive on the left too) and part of the program was a defensive driving class, which proudly listed the outcomes of the course, one of which was to ensure the drivers always drove on the right side of the road! :shock: I let them know they possibly should reword it to "the correct side of the road" or even "the left side of the road"!

I kid you not, this was genuine. English here is often more pigeon than English!