Titanic Tour of the Barossa [April 12, 2015 - Wine tour by Buzz]

[Bindibuys]

Lovely to see some familiar faces. Sorry could not make this excursion.
Hopefully Princess Fiona & Jojen have started talks about a Hunter Valley escape.

 

[RooFlyer]

The caravan about to leave Turkey Flat. The Pedro Ximenez was popular.

 

[RooFlyer]

And arrives at Kies for lunch

 

[Buzzard]

The colouring in competition

 

[QF WP]

The tables for lunch



Lunch plates





Forgot to take a photo of the dessert plate - baked cheesecake with sultanas or apple & sultana bake

 

[QF WP]

Lunchtime wine for some:

 

[QF WP]

Glasses at both of the last tastings (no, we didn't take any):

 

[QF WP]

Eeyore with TomVexille and blackcat20

 

[QF WP]

In the tasting room, an eclectic mix of ports:

 

[QF WP]

For the girls:



A solid 4 to 5 inches of neck breaking height in that stiletto

 

[QF WP]

Bronson Kies, 6th generation doing the wine tasting:



Currently doing his Oenology degree at Adelaide Uni (2nd year). Great stories

 

[RooFlyer]

Starting off at Kies

 

[QF WP]

My final purchases from Kies:

 

[SuzieQ68]

You'll love the VinOair. Best little gadget ever - makes even the cheapest wine taste better (well, most of the time)....

 

[QF WP]

Now back on the bus heading for the airport.

Prize winners from today:

blackcat20



Meryl



and the major prize winner stark:

 

[QF WP]

Princess Fiona



Doug Westcott



GPH



Me



Meryl won the colouring-in book competition

 

[QF WP]

Random travel questions to win a "Fjnd A Keyring" donated by RooFlyer:

TomVexille


Luigi

 

[QF WP]

Pagingjoans' +1



Qantas Business Club invitation (donated by CaptJCool) won by Ruby.

 

[QF WP]

So after arriving at the airport and re-packing my bag, we checked in and a group of us adjourned to the VA Lounge (stark, RooFlyer, TomVexille, Blackcat20 and me). Not happy about my pre-allocated seat being changed on this first sector (2D to 1A). What's get up my goat more is not being advised by VA before doing it.

We saw this selection and well we had to partake:



Decided to hit the Gate early, which was probably a mistake as the operating aircraft has only just pulled in. Stark is at his gate was well.

 

[blackcat20]

We decamped to the QF lounge for dinner as they do a decent curry for a lounge. Not long till we board...Thanks Buzz and Ruby for a great day.