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

[Tassieoptom]

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 commitments at this time.

Any other thoughts please add and maybe a higher level than myself can create a poll.
And just to entice any maybes out there, consider this desert created in Hobart as a Pastry Chef’s Breakfast.....just to prove we can fulfil the ‘Food’ component of the tour.

 

[Doug_Westcott]

Definitely interested, no preferred date at this stage.

 

[Steady]

I always enjoy the AFF southern hospitality, Easter is no good for me but the other dates are fine at the moment

 

[ALH]

I always enjoy the AFF southern hospitality, Easter is no good for me but the other dates are fine at the moment

Well there’s no show without @Steady!

We can be available on the 3 choices proposed by @Tassieoptom (at this stage)

 

[VPS]

Do we have to wait until next year? I really want to get to the tulip farm which is open from 26th September to the end of October so if there is enough interest in an October get together I can do both (and please QF can we have a DSC soon)

 

[CaptJCool]

March or October 2020 both have international cricket....

I would prefer shoulder seasons (autumn, spring) than the “heat” of winter - it’s freezing

 

[Deleted member]

I can’t commit to October as this may be when I need to move office (25 of us) , if it doesn’t go ahead then it will be anytime between then and March. That said my initial plan was a road trip, so maybe a long weekend FIFO will have to do?

 

[kookaburra75]

Looks great - March dates would be the best for us. Shouldn't be too busy but still warm-ish

 

[Steady]

Do we have to wait until next year? I really want to get to the tulip farm which is open from 26th September to the end of October so if there is enough interest in an October get together I can do both (and please QF can we have a DSC soon)

Table Cape is 4.5+ hours from where Tassieoptom is proposing/planning this event, you would need to be able to stay a bit longer than a weekend to do both

 

[VPS]

Table Cape is 4.5+ hours from where Tassieoptom is proposing/planning this event, you would need to be able to stay a bit longer than a weekend to do both

I plan on staying for at least a week

 

[Deleted member]

i am targeting Aussie day weekend

 

[ALH]

Do we have to wait until next year? I really want to get to the tulip farm which is open from 26th September to the end of October so if there is enough interest in an October get together I can do both (and please QF can we have a DSC soon)

I’d love to do this as well. Depending on the dates I could do both a tulip farm trip this year and a wine tour trip next year.

 

[Tassieoptom]

I may work out that we do a smaller tour to coincide with a tulip trip and a larger one that suits better wrt fly in fly out attendees.

 

[CaptJCool]

So Oct 2020 would cover 2020 cricket World Cup and Tulip Farm ....

 

[Tassieoptom]

So Oct 2020 would cover 2020 cricket World Cup and Tulip Farm ....

Perhaps, think the tulip harvest is climate driven, so a bit fluid in terms of dates. Not 100% sure, have never had the privilege.

 

[BCons]

Wud be happy with the March dates - living down here we tend to get away over the Aus Day Long W/E..

 

[Buzzard]

At this stage I can't commit to any of the proposed dates. Australia Day is definitely out as will be in NSW for a few weeks.

 

[tuapekastar]

Still interested, but very unlikely that Easter will suit, and unsure at this stage about the other dates. I’m happy with whatever date is set - if I can make it, great, if not, too bad.

 

[penegal]

Early interest from me.

Wouldn't it make more sense to avoid major events as hotel prices creed up, unless people are also attending said major events?

 

[samh004]

I think Easter would be expensive, but then again Australia Day might be too? The dates in March would be my pick.