Hobart Wine tasting/Craft beer/Whiskey/Cider/Gin tour [Aug 18/19 2018]

[Tassieoptom]

Make sure you visit Mona. There’s a terrific new(ish) tapas bar there now that looks out over the water. Terrific drinks.

Mona wine tasting was on the preceding tour, I was impressed with the knowledge of the gentleman at the wine bar as well as the quality of the wines. So a tasting/tapas lunch could be done. The challenge is always drive time between wineries. Fine if we hire a minibus but challenging when we use a driver and their own bus. Lunch at Mona has to beat the dodgy fair we had last time. Never going back there for wine or food.

 

[ALH]

Mona wine tasting was on the preceding tour, I was impressed with the knowledge of the gentleman at the wine bar as well as the quality of the wines. So a tasting/tapas lunch could be done. The challenge is always drive time between wineries. Fine if we hire a minibus but challenging when we use a driver and their own bus. Lunch at Mona has to beat the dodgy fair we had last time. Never going back there for wine or food.

This will be fun. We'll always spend a few more Taswegan Peso's on a decent lunch.

' Life's too short to eat mediocre food'

I'm usually far too lazy (busy talking) to look at a menu, so Tasting Plates are my fall back position.

Now who is going to be in charge of all the planning?

 

[rogerkambah]

I’m sure you would leave us in your wake ....

I thnk the Big Black Beauty would create more wake so I'd sit behind and get 75mpg!

 

[Delectable Blue]

@Steady, sorry for the delay responding. I've been interstate and largely offline for the last week.

I pretty sure it was the 2017 that was the great Uberblanc that we tasted last year. We tasted the newly released 2018 in February, which wasn't quite as polished. At least that's what I have written in my notes.

You can count me in, if you're planning another tour next year.

 

[Steady]

Thanks, I trust your notes DB

 

[CaptJCool]

In case this matters to anyone planning For 2020...

20 March 2020. Australia play ODI cricket V NZ in Hobart

OCT 2020 T20 World Cup Which will be Bangladesh and qualifiers ...

 

[Tassieoptom]

In case this matters to anyone planning For 2020...

20 March 2020. Australia play ODI cricket V NZ in Hobart

OCT 2020 T20 World Cup Which will be Bangladesh and qualifiers ...

Would that be a wish for the proposed tour to operate in concert with the match?

 

[ALH]

We should get a solid plan started and move to a new thread perhaps. Australia Day weekend works perfectly for us. I’m keen to try Wine, Food & Gin. GPH doesn’t drink Gin, so could be a designated driver for that event.

 

[Tassieoptom]

We should get a solid plan started and move to a new thread perhaps. Australia Day weekend works perfectly for us. I’m keen to try Wine, Food & Gin. GPH doesn’t drink Gin, so could be a designated driver for that event.

New thread started.

 

[CaptJCool]

Would that be a wish for the proposed tour to operate in concert with the match?

Yes

I aim to try out the members reciporical rights

 

[Tassieoptom]

@CaptJCool see the new thread.

 

[VPS]

And to save people searching here is the new thread

Hobart Wine, Food and Gin tasting trip – March 21 2020

New thread in response to the great interest recently expressed in my last Hobart Wine tasting/Craft beer/Whiskey/Cider/Gin tour of 2018. Proposed dates so far 1. Australia Day weekend 2. 20/21/22 March to coincide with Aust vs NZ one day international 3. Easter but there are often family...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Deleted member]

We should get a solid plan started and move to a new thread perhaps. Australia Day weekend works perfectly for us. I’m keen to try Wine, Food & Gin. GPH doesn’t drink Gin, so could be a designated driver for that event.

That “ might” work.