Our morning of wine tasting was held at Gracebrook Winery located in the lovely King Valley. Set on the side of a hill, the cellar door is in the old converted stables and we looked out across the vineyard with the vines just barely coming into bud. There was much clinking of bottles as people headed for their cars – so the wines were good. Lunch was at the Mountain View Hotel in their very relaxing garden.
October (20th) winery is Chambers Rosewood Vineyard on Barkly St Rutherglen. Our Tasting is booked for 1100 and there is a $5 tasting charge. Lunch will follow at the Quartz Cafe in Cofields Winery (previously called Footsteps) 341 Distillery Rd, Wahgunyah.
This will be our last outing as a group until March 2024 so I look forward to catching up with you all and our wayward travellers.
We will meet in the SENIORS car park at 10.00. RSVP by Sunday 15th October to phone/text 0428 696 408 or email [email protected]. Until then, stay safe and have fun.
Nicole McFarlane
This will be our last outing as a group until March 2024 so I look forward to catching up with you all and our wayward travellers.
We will meet in the SENIORS car park at 10.00. RSVP by Sunday 15th October to phone/text 0428 696 408 or email [email protected]. Until then, stay safe and have fun.
Nicole McFarlane
*Photos of Gracebrook Winery and the Mountain View Hotel selected from Bev Thornell's Facebook post on February 15 September:
"U3A Wine Appreciation group drove up to the beautiful King Valley, to visit Gracebrook. This winery would have to enjoy the best views of the hills and mountains, rising from the fertile King Valley. After a wine tasting at the long bar, built from one slice of local Stringybark, we had time to sit out on the terrace to drink in (sorry!) the view. The winery was previously the 110 year-old rustic Gracebrook Stables, so it has capitalised on the historic ambiance. The owners, David and Rhonda Maples, have run Gracebrook for over a decade and their hospitality is legendary. Gracebrook does offer lunches, but Nicole had booked our sizeable group in to nearby Mountainview Hotel, where we were seated out on the terrace. It was a perfect day to dine al fresco. Thanks Nicole for organising the day out (it wasn't her fault one carload managed to get lost en route)." Bev Thornell, FB, 15 Sept.
