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Wednesday August 22nd
Meet at 10.30 am to go to Baddaginnie Run. Lunch will be available on the property – places are restricted to 25. Book in early with Keith and Heather if you wish to have lunch. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Wednesday 25 July 2018
Meet before 10.00 am for travel to Rutherglen and cellar door of Rutherglen Estates. Lunch is at Hub Sixty Two in Chiltern. Keith/Heather 57624086 Noel 57623149  Louise Doddrell at our visit to Brown Brothers, Milawa in late May--Photo: Margaret Walshe Wednesday 27th June
Meet at 10.00am in the carpark for travel to Mansfield and Delatite Wines. Lunch in town to be confirmed. Wednesday 25 July 10.00 am meeting for travel to Rutherglen and visit Rutherglen Estates, the largest wine producer in the area. Lunch at Tuileries café. Noel 5762 3149 Keith & Heather 5762 4086  Photograph of our April trip to Pfeiffers Winery, Rutherglen by Terry Dillon. Wednesday 23 May
Meet at 10.30 am in the carpark for visit to Browns Milawa winery. Lunch will be a 2-course at King River café. Wednesday 27 June Meet at 10.00 am in the carpark for travel to Mansfield and Delatite Wines. Lunch in town to be confirmed Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Photographs - Margaret Walshe A very surprised Louise Doddrell received a life membership presented by Noel at our 21st anniversary celebrations at Gracebook winery in late March! Louise was the inauguaral convenor of Wine Appreciation in 1997 and continued in this role until 2013.
Wednesday 25 April Anzac Day. Meet at the tennis court car park behind Aldi in Barkly Street at 10.00 am to travel to Pfeiffers winery at Rutherglen where our last visit was eight years ago. Lunch is at the Pickled Sisters café. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 We have reached a milestone and celebrate 21 years of U3A Wine Appreciation. Founding convenor Louise Doddrell led the way for many years. A few of us can remember our first visit in February 1998 to Auldstone Winery when we took a picnic lunch. We will meet at the car park at 10.00 am on Wednesday March 28 and travel to Gracebrook Vineyards for wine tasting and lunch to mark the 21st Anniversary Celebration. All U3A members are welcome to join us. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Noel 5762 3149  Founding convenor Louise Doddrell, wine list and glass in hand at Amulet winery in February, 21 years after the first meeting of the Wine Appreciation Group. 26 members took advantage of our February outing when we visited the Amulet winery at Tarrawingee. There had been a significant refurbishment of the facilities since our last visit some years ago. The winery is situate on a 650 acre bush holding where 22 acres are devoted to vines. The tastings were of a number of top quality red and white wine varieties and I’m sure that the sales which eventuated were satisfactory to the proprietors. Lunch was enjoyed at the Plough Inn at the Tarrawingee township and a good day was had by all. Ray O'Shannessy Photographs - Phyllis Doxey
Wednesday 28 February
Assemble at Barkly Street car park at 10.30 am (not 10 am as previously posted) to visit Amulet Winery Beechworth. Lunch at Tarrawingee. "Anyone who gets there for 10am will be a little bit early" Noel. Wednesday 28 March We have reached a milestone and celebrate 21 years of U3A Wine Appreciation. Founding convenor Louise Doddrell led the way for many years. A few of us can remember our first visit in February 1998 to Auldstone Winery when we took a picnic lunch. We will meet at the car park at 10.00 am and travel to Gracebrook Vineyards for wine tasting and lunch to mark the 21st Anniversary Celebration. All U3A members are welcome to join us. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Noel 5762 3149 Click this link if you would like to view the slide show for the Christmas Luncheon organised by the Wine Appreciation convenors, Noel, Keith and Heather - christmas-luncheon-at-remel-185-whorouly-a-happy-event.html. It was a very happy event!
Wednesday 28 February 2018
Assemble at Barkly St car park at 10.30 am for a visit to Virago vineyard at Everton, one of the smaller Beechworth vignerons. Speciality is Nebbiolo variety. Lunch at the Plough Restaurant Tarrawingee. (Please note - these destinations have Since changed - please see more recent post above). Wednesday 28 March 2018 Our Wine group’s 21st anniversary celebration! Wine tasting and lunch at Gracebrook vineyard. Details in new year newsletter. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 The next occasion will be Wednesday 21 February—Details later. We will continue to assemble at the original carpark in Barkly Street. Early in 2018 we will celebrate a special anniversary for 21 years of the U3a wine appreciation group. Founding convener was Louise Dodderell who led the way during most of these long years. Seasons greetings to all who participated and contributed to the outings. Keith & Heather 5762 4086  A lovely Spring day saw the wine appreciation group arrive at Stanton and Killeen and enjoy the informative talk from their winemaker, Paul. This winery is noted for its family tradition of making rich syrupy muscats and tokays and plenty were available to sample.  The winery has also recently started making reds and whites to complement the tasting experience at the cellar door. Some new varieties are being cellared and its worth trying these as many are great for summer BBQs and quaffing. Some new sparkling wines are about to be released, the first of these was a pleasant sparking rose with a rather savory balance.
After the tastings the group travelled to Rutherglen to the Tuileries restaurant and enjoyed shared entrée plates and a choice of mains. A very pleasant day and recommended for members to try. Keith has been in hospital last week so this report has been written by Meg. Keith is now recovering at home. Best wishes from everybody Keith. On a final note - a reminder of upcoming dates Wednesday October 25 - Meet Meet at 10.30 am to visit Baileys' Taminick. Lunch is at Thoona Hotel. Noel 5762 3149 Keith & Heather 5762 4086. Wednesday November 22 - Christmas Lunch at Remel 189 Whoroughly! On Wednesday 27 September the Wine Appreciation group visited the Stanton and Killeen Winery at Rutherglen, with lunch at the Tuileries Cafe. Thank you Margaret Walshe for these photographs!
Wednesday 27 September 2017
Meet at 10.00 am for travel to Rutherglen and Stanton and Killeen wines. Lunch is at Tuileries Café. Noel 5762 3149 Keith & Heather 5762 4086. Wednesday 25 October Locally this month. Meet at 10.30 am to visit Baileys' Taminick. Lunch is at Thoona Hotel. Noel 5762 3149 Keith & Heather 5762 4086. Members and friends: Coming up soon - the U3A Christmas Luncheon at Remel 185 Whorouly on Wednesday 22 November 2017. Bus will leave Benalla Bus Lines at 11.00 am. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Thanks to Bev Thornell and Margaret Walshe for these photos taken during Wine Appreciation's late August visit to Red Feet Wines in the King Valley!
Wednesday 23rd August
Meet at 10 00 am to travel to Red Feet Wines to meet Danny at this new location for them in the King Valley. Lunch is at the Moyhu Hotel. Wednesday 27th September Meet at 10.00 am for travel down to Avenel to visit the Winery prior to cellar door tastings. Lunch will be in the restaurant on site. Noel 5762 3149 Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Photographs - Terry Dillon The photos above were taken on 28 June on our visit to Cofield's Winery and the adjacent Pickled Sisters Cafe in Rutherglen.
On Wednesday July 26 we will be visiting Gehrigs Winery, with lunch at King River Café. Meet at Barkly Street parking area (old tennis courts) for a 10:30 am getaway. Contact Keith Rogers on 5762 4086 to book your spot. Keith & Heather 5762 4086 Please check the starting time written in your diaries - you may have written 10 am starting time mentioned in the What's On Next Month for July in the June Newsletter. Wednesday July 26
Meet at our original car park at 10.00 am for a visit to John Gehrig Wines Oxley. Lunch is at the King River Cafe. Enquiries to Keith or Heather 5762 4086. Noel will be away this month. Wednesday August 23 Meet at 10.00 am to travel to Red Feet Wines to meet Danny at this new location for them in the King Valley. Lunch proposed at the Moyhu Hotel. Photos taken by Phyllis Doxey who wrote - "Mario (father in law) and Lisa showed us around their winery. Unfortunately Mark, Lisa's husband, was away, however Mario and Lisa gave us a interesting talk on their winery. There is a photo of Mario and Lisa with Marg in one of the photos."
Wednesday 24 May
Meet at car park for travel to Piano Piano Wines Everton Upper. Lunch at Plough Inn restaurant Tarrawingie. Wednesday 28 June Meet at car park and travel to Cofields at Rutherglen. Lunch at the adjacent Pickled Sisters Café. Noel 57623149 Keith and Heather 57624086  Louise Doddell (centre) with Max Robertson and May Willan.--- Louise, the founding member of U3A Wine Appreciation, was very happy that after many years it still has a strong following.
Photo: Phyllis Doxey Wednesday 26 April Meet in carpark at 10 am for travel to Primerano Wines Cheshunt. Lunch at Mountain View Hotel Whitfield. Wednesday 24 May Meet in car park at 10 am for visit to Piano Piano Wines, Everton Upper Lunch in Plough Restaurant Tarrawingee. Suggestions wanted re venue for our end–of-year group luncheon. Must book soon. Noel. Noel 57623149 Keith and Heather 57624086 Photographs: Phyllis Doxey, Margaret Jenkins and Margaret Walshe
Wednesday 22 March 2017 Meet at the car park on the tennis court behind Aldi at 10 am to travel through Avenel toward Nagambie and Chateau Tahbilk Winery. Lunch is at Nagambie Rowing Club Restaurant (the Wetlands café is not open on Wednesdays) Wednesday 26 April 2017
Meet at car park on the tennis court behind Aldi at 10 am to travel along the King Valley to 480 Upper King Valley Road, Cheshunt for our first visit to Primerano Wines and hear from Dominic and Frank. Lunch at Mountain View Hotel, Whitfield. For more information about Wine Appreciation, phone Noel Meagher (5762 3149) or Keith & Heather Rogers (5762 4086). |
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