29 September – Monday
Received a telephone call from Diane last night to say that Michael has discovered that pretend superheroes can’t actually fly, or bounce. He should have the plaster off his broken arm before his birthday.
Woke to the sun rising over the dam – lovely reflections – then a sunny, cool and breezy day.
Wine tasting before 10.00am and the effects of a few sips was immediately apparent. Fortunately we had some bread rolls on hand to help soak up the alcohol and plenty of water to drink. We decided to limit our winery visits as one does feel rather uncomfortable not making a purchase after free tasting. Campbells was our first port of call and a very nice young lady tried her hardest to ply us with a large variety of reds. Then we stopped at Cofields, and although they specialise in sparkling wines, they also make the most beautiful chocolately durif (durif is only grown in this region). All Saints was the last stop of the morning and we didn’t taste any wines here, just had a look around the cellar and grounds of the oldest winery in the area.
After lunch we headed for Morris Winery – didn’t like their wine much and I couldn’t even get a bottle of sherry for the Christmas cake, only a cask. As we weren’t very far from Wodonga, Les decided he would like to revisit the Army Museum at the Bandiana Army Base. Then it was back to Campbells to sample their white wines and make another small purchase.
Received a telephone call from Diane last night to say that Michael has discovered that pretend superheroes can’t actually fly, or bounce. He should have the plaster off his broken arm before his birthday.
Woke to the sun rising over the dam – lovely reflections – then a sunny, cool and breezy day.
Wine tasting before 10.00am and the effects of a few sips was immediately apparent. Fortunately we had some bread rolls on hand to help soak up the alcohol and plenty of water to drink. We decided to limit our winery visits as one does feel rather uncomfortable not making a purchase after free tasting. Campbells was our first port of call and a very nice young lady tried her hardest to ply us with a large variety of reds. Then we stopped at Cofields, and although they specialise in sparkling wines, they also make the most beautiful chocolately durif (durif is only grown in this region). All Saints was the last stop of the morning and we didn’t taste any wines here, just had a look around the cellar and grounds of the oldest winery in the area.
After lunch we headed for Morris Winery – didn’t like their wine much and I couldn’t even get a bottle of sherry for the Christmas cake, only a cask. As we weren’t very far from Wodonga, Les decided he would like to revisit the Army Museum at the Bandiana Army Base. Then it was back to Campbells to sample their white wines and make another small purchase.
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