First Tassie wine tour (experimental)

[Buzzard]

I think RooFlyer is onto something with small group boutique wine tours. A downside though was that RF was not able to taste anything as he was our driver. My heartfelt thanks to RooFlyer for organising this event, it was great to catch up with those I already know and putting more faces to names. All fabulous people to spend a weekend with.

 

[mrsmajor]

After 2 days of a very busy schedule, we are back in Hobart with the knowledge that this will have been an extremely memorable weekend. Have to day the most memorable will be the lunch we had today at Frogmore Creek Winery and am posting these varied photos to attest to that.
Thank you Malcolm (RooFlyer) - it's been a blast as they say!

 

[Steady]

Driving back to Hobart.. Thank you RooFlyer for an awesome weekend

Totally agree...thanks Rooflyer for a fantastic weekend.

It was great to meet some well known AFFers and enjoy good wine, good food and great company

Thanks everyone

I think RooFlyer is onto something with small group boutique wine tours. A downside though was that RF was not able to taste anything as he was our driver. My heartfelt thanks to RooFlyer for organising this event, it was great to catch up with those I already know and putting more faces to names. All fabulous people to spend a weekend with.

I have not long arrived home after adding 847Km's to the ute on the round trip down south - I will add my thanks to everyone else's RooFlyer for the top weekend you put on, and it was great to meet some new AFFers and catch up with some familiar faces.

 

[Steady]

There's a town called 'RooFlers'?

Maybe..... but more likely just a spelling mistake

 

[get me outta here]

Yes, and amusing. I am not above reproach!

On a more serious note. I have been thinking about the terrible state that someone has to be the non drinking driver. I could possibly help out by being the driver and eater ....

Maybe..... but more likely just a spelling mistake

 

[Steady]

I could possibly help out by being the driver and eater ....

There may be an opportunity sometime down the track

 

[RooFlyer]

To those that came - thanks for making such a great weekend. I really enjoyed myself, in spite of not doing any tasting; I really valued the expert's comments (and liked that my own favourites were some of the group's favourites too). Its my favourite part of the world and the tucker was great.

Gosh, we were lucky with the weather :shock:

As an experimental event, it fulfilled its purpose. A ONE day southern Tas wine tour will be announced for later in the year.

 

[Major]

One of the wineries that Rooflyer had planned to visit was Spring Vale but unfortunately it was closed over the weekend.

Last night Mrsmajor and I had dinner at Strahan Village Pub and on the wine list was the 2015 Spring Vale Melrose Pinot Noir. Naturally we had to try it. WOW

What a wine...not a lot of nose but absolutely scrumptious from the first mouthful. Good fruit on the palate, well balanced and the best Pinot I have had in a long time.

It was so good we had another bottle tonight.

It's a pity we could not visit this trip. If you get a chance try this one.

 

[Steady]

Tyson Stelzer's 2016 Australian Sparkling report (PDF) can be found here for anyone who may be interested - Tassie has a good showing in most categories' (nothing in the Sparkling reds) with lots from the Tamar River region

 

[TomVexille]

Contemplation time.. Or maybe just sad faces due to the empty wine glasses
View attachment 73335

Knowing that lot, it'll be the latter

 

[TomVexille]

To those that came - thanks for making such a great weekend. I really enjoyed myself, in spite of not doing any tasting; I really valued the expert's comments (and liked that my own favourites were some of the group's favourites too). Its my favourite part of the world and the tucker was great.

Gosh, we were lucky with the weather :shock:

As an experimental event, it fulfilled its purpose. A ONE day southern Tas wine tour will be announced for later in the year.

Taste and spit.

Looks like a great weekend, unfortunately we were stuck in Tuscany drinking the local reds

 

[mrsmajor]

Taste and spit.

Looks like a great weekend, unfortunately we were stuck in Tuscany drinking the local reds

Taste and swallow was more the way it turned out And oh no, not stuck in Tuscany!

 

[RooFlyer]

I loved Tuscany. There are geothermal power stations all over the place

 

[TomVexille]

Taste and swallow was more the way it turned out And oh no, not stuck in Tuscany!

Spit if driving

And I know, it was horrible but someone has to do it