Barossa Valley Premium Wine Tasting and Lunch [Sun 10th Aug]

[Pushka]

What, offer wine?

Free coffee too.

 

[Buzzard]

Good crew methinks. BTW. It's ALH. Not ANH. Thanks for organising, we are Looking forward to it. ( it's the only way I can pin QFWP down for catch up) 

Ooops Post fixed.

 

[Goodonya]

G’day all,

I was in Adelaide a couple of weeks ago the week after Easter for a conference and stayed at the Intercontinental which is right next door to the Adelaide Convention Centre. The Adelaide Oval is behind the hotel connected by a footbridge across the Torrens. I attended the Geelong Port Adelaide game and gotta say that it’s a really nice oval, I was overlooking the Bradman and Chappell stands. However a warning. The Port fans are VERY parochial! (yes even worse than Pies fans). I stayed on the Executive floor of the Intercontinental which gives access to the Club Lounge and all its benefits. The hotel across the road, the Sebel Playford, looks very nice also with olde world charm.

The pre-conference symposium was held at Maggie Beer’s Farm (worth a visit if in the area) where you can taste her produce etc. If you’re after a restaurant on Saturday night, one street across in Hindley Street (a bit dodgey in parts but OK) and walking distance of the Intercontinental, I recommend a restaurant called The Apothecary 1878. Itself a quirky restaurant but with good food and coughtail bar and its wine list has won the wine list of the year award numerous times. I was also recommended a restaurant in North Adelaide which I didn’t get time to visit called the Ruby Red Flamingo.

Sounds like you guys are going to have a good time. Apologies if I’ve rambled too long.

 

[Pushka]

G’day all,

I was in Adelaide a couple of weeks ago the week after Easter for a conference and stayed at the Intercontinental which is right next door to the Adelaide Convention Centre. The Adelaide Oval is behind the hotel connected by a footbridge across the Torrens. I attended the Geelong Port Adelaide game and gotta say that it’s a really nice oval, I was overlooking the Bradman and Chappell stands. However a warning. The Port fans are VERY parochial! (yes even worse than Pies fans). I stayed on the Executive floor of the Intercontinental which gives access to the Club Lounge and all its benefits. The hotel across the road, the Sebel Playford, looks very nice also with olde world charm.

The pre-conference symposium was held at Maggie Beer’s Farm (worth a visit if in the area) where you can taste her produce etc. If you’re after a restaurant on Saturday night, one street across in Hindley Street (a bit dodgey in parts but OK) and walking distance of the Intercontinental, I recommend a restaurant called The Apothecary 1878. Itself a quirky restaurant but with good food and coughtail bar and its wine list has won the wine list of the year award numerous times. I was also recommended a restaurant in North Adelaide which I didn’t get time to visit called the Ruby Red Flamingo.

Sounds like you guys are going to have a good time. Apologies if I’ve rambled too long.

We have tried Ruby Red Flamingo. It's quite nice - but extremely busy on a Saturday night. The Port supporters - depends where you sit. Avoid the Outer - the stadium seats are nice and we found the Port supporters to be nicer than the Crows fans (I am sort of one of them) as they get a little nasty when the crows are losing They are not happy campers at the moment.

We've booked the Intercontinental at this stage even though we are locals.

Maggie Beer's farm is excellent. Her salted caramel brandy sauce is to die for.

We will grab some "Beyond India" curry at the football. They have a mobile stand at the back ovals. Their restaurant is on O'Connell Street North Adelaide. About 5 minutes by taxi.

 

[Goodonya]

We have tried Ruby Red Flamingo. It's quite nice - but extremely busy on a Saturday night. The Port supporters - depends where you sit. Avoid the Outer - the stadium seats are nice and we found the Port supporters to be nicer than the Crows fans (I am sort of one of them) as they get a little nasty when the crows are losing They are not happy campers at the moment.

We've booked the Intercontinental at this stage even though we are locals.

Maggie Beer's farm is excellent. Her salted caramel brandy sauce is to die for.

We will grab some "Beyond India" curry at the football. They have a mobile stand at the back ovals. Their restaurant is on O'Connell Street North Adelaide. About 5 minutes by taxi.

Yes well I'm a long suffering Demons supporter (I was 10 y.o at the 64 GF) and noticed that all of my Crows supporting colleagues were very quiet on the SMS front a couple of weeks ago, even after I prompted them

As for the salted caramel brandy sauce, I'm not sure if there was a limit or not, but I think I tasted a couple of jarsful

 

[straitman]

Would one of you 25 people hurry up and cancel :?:

"Go the Dees"

 

[JessicaTam]

Would one of you 25 people hurry up and cancel :?:

"Go the Dees"

Not me. My flights are booked:

Sat 1355 QF685
Mon 1345 QF686

 

[straitman]

Not me. My flights are booked:

Sat 1355 QF685
Mon 1345 QF686

I have a feeling you might be sick that weekend :!:

 

[pagingjoan]

Would one of you 25 people hurry up and cancel :?:

"Go the Dees"

Only one?
Don't be so selfish!
Or are you making way for me?
Perhaps we could rent a car and just tag along behind, like poor relations?

 

[straitman]

Only one?
Don't be so selfish!
Or are you making way for me?
Perhaps we could rent a car and just tag along behind, like poor relations?

Might be a plan.

 

[TomVexille]

I have a feeling you might be sick that weekend :!:

Don't think so. I need her for J lounge access

 

[JohnK]

Please put me in if there are any spots still available.

My money is on penegal not attending! :mrgreen:

Sorry penegal.

 

[penegal]

My money is on penegal not attending! :mrgreen:

Sorry penegal.

I will do my best to attend... I may try to combine my attendance with the cycle of Glass operas, but getting time off work is always the challenge with these things...

 

[Pushka]

It's a Sunday penegal.

 

[penegal]

It's a Sunday penegal.

I meant for the opera cycle (Tuesday to Saturday), so I would need to be in Rads for the week.

Either way, I should be able to make the Sunday wine tour.

 

[straitman]

Don't think so. I need her for J lounge access ��

Not a problem.

I can sort that for you.

 

[TomVexille]

First in best dressed straitman? :mrgreen:

Your best bet is to bribe penegal

 

[blackcat20]

Don't think so. I need her for J lounge access

My QP access not good enough for you?

 

[TomVexille]

My QP access not good enough for you?

Might have booked VA instead :shock:

 

[Pushka]

Might have booked VA instead :shock:

Ah. Maybe there's a spot free now if someone's in the dog house. Or cat house maybe?