The view from my "office"

[OATEK]

Saturday morning, Como NSW

 

[RooFlyer]

Beautiful. I will be there next month, and guess it will look quite different.

If you are there for dinner, I can recommend Wanha Laammanni, up the hill next to the church. But be careful to follow the instructions if you park your car at one of the meters:

 

[OATEK]

If you are there for dinner, I can recommend Wanha Laammanni, up the hill next to the church. But be careful to follow the instructions if you park your car at one of the meters:

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Thanks for the warning Rooflyer, well meant I'm sure but will not be needed. We are going out by bus from Kaampi, and will only be having lunch there. Last time at the Cantina (fish soup etc) and this time the tour director (MrsOatek) has somewhere in mind near the square closer to the river.

 

[Daver6]

Well, for one thing, the staff are not permitted to let their lips touch the alcoholic beverages; for another, many of them wouldn't know - especially if the corking was not overt. The much-vaunted 'sommelier in the sky' by QF a few years back was, like a lot of their stuff, a crock. I only ever met one FA who had done it.

Whether they tasted, or just smelt (which would have been enough), the wine to suddenly realise it was badly off, I do not know.

TCA is much more commonly picked up on the nose. It was blatantly obvious to someone with minor training. Even without, one bottle would have smelt different to the rest. Enough of a sign to question it.

I suppose what annoys me most about these situations is the huge chasm between what's advertised and what's delivered.

</grump old man>

 

[VPS]

Couldn't find it anywhere in Adelaide but lots of bottles still in the shops in Wellington - looking forward to it shortly

 

[Pushka]

Will be there in about 4 weeks.

Again! We will be away at the same time then.

 

[Ric]

Beautiful. I will be there next month, and guess it will look quite different.

Do please take a photo and post. Love to see the difference!

 

[love_the_life]

Again! We will be away at the same time then.

Trip with Sue this time!

 

[TheRealTMA]

TCA is much more commonly picked up on the nose. It was blatantly obvious to someone with minor training. Even without, one bottle would have smelt different to the rest. Enough of a sign to question it.

I suppose what annoys me most about these situations is the huge chasm between what's advertised and what's delivered.

</grump old man>

Have sent back a few in my time. Corked whites are the worst in that just a little TCA just makes the wine very dull and takes out the fruit and good characters.

It’s fun sending back bottles of €200 Sassicaia because they are corked. Have sent back 3 in my time (not at the same place however). Good restaurants should never complain about it.

Silly one day “I’m a trained sommelier you know”’s sometimes will argue with you. That’s even more fun.

 

[OATEK]

Do please take a photo and post. Love to see the difference!

This was April last year:

 

[Milboo]

Couldn't find it anywhere in Adelaide but lots of bottles still in the shops in Wellington - looking forward to it shortly

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While you’re there grab the Riot & Rose Gins! Good enough for the PM to gift to the Royal family!

R&R Gins – Riot and Rose

 

[VPS]

While you’re there grab the Riot & Rose Gins! Good enough for the PM to gift to the Royal family!

R&R Gins – Riot and Rose

I do have to stop collecting gins. I now have about 10 different ones at home

 

[Steady]

I do have to stop collecting gins. I now have about 10 different ones at home

Sounds like you need to start drinking gins to me......

 

[blackcat20]

I do have to stop collecting gins. I now have about 10 different ones at home

We have quite a collection but it's nice being able to choose the one that suits your mood .

 

[Ric]

This was April last year:
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Wow! Big difference between last April and this April! I don't have a similar pic but here's one shot from inside the gate on the line of trees.

 

[Ric]

Oops! How did that happened? I can't upright the picture. Can someone help??

 

[drron]

Will be there in about 4 weeks.

And we'll be there in 2 weeks.
Can Tokyo cope with all these AFFers?

 

[kookaburra75]

Lowestoft UK - South Beach, view from my desk

It's sunny but only 15 degrees and everyone is running into the water, lying on the beach

 

[drron]

The view from my mobile office 3 hours ago.

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[TheRealTMA]

Yesterday’s views.