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| Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: 13-01-2010 03:09 PM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In jail
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| Visit the Hunter Valley This weekend (24-26) was Australia Day weekend and we decided to go off to the Hunter Valley for a long weekend. First off we went to the Bluetongue Brewery. I’m not a huge fan of this beer, but the other half rather likes the Ginger Beer they sell. Age Verification Required to enter the Bluetongue Web Site - Bluetongue Brewery They did have a good musician and lovely grounds. As well as a ‘palate’ of the different beers they sell. Once you have finished the palate, you get a free ‘midi’ of the beer of choice: The next day we went off to Piggs Peake at 10 a.m. Way too early for me to be drinking and the first taste we got was of a 17.5% proof wine. Tasted great, but rather set the pattern for the day. I bought a lovely Port here. Piggs Peake Winery - Welcome |
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| Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: 13-01-2010 03:09 PM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In jail
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| Again, nice grounds But the 'Cellar' was a little basic: After Piggs, we moved on to Tulloch. This place did me in. Great wines. Great sales people. And great scenery Tulloch Wines & Cellar Door - Hunter Valley, NSW Australia Last edited by William : 28-01-2009 at 04:59 PM. |
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| Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: 13-01-2010 03:09 PM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In jail
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| On Monday we went for lunch at the Irish bar and I saw this sign. Made me laugh. Harrigans Irish Pub and accommodation, Hunter Valley accommodation Then moved on to Pepper Tree. By far the most beautiful of the wineries, but sadly the wine sucked! Pepper Tree Wines |
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| lived and worked in the Hunter for a while , many moons ago . the misses at the time had a job in one of the wineries , used to bring home the rejects from the bottling line for $1 a bottle , nothing wrong with them , maybe the label wasn't on straight or maybe low level or better yet overfilled . good times
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| Angthong Last Online: 11-03-2010 06:36 AM Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia
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| yes, it's one word for the beer and the brewery. I live a few kms from the wineries, but I've hardly ever been out there ! Apparently Pepper Tree's used to be a convent long before it became a winery and boutique hotel. Another popular place around there is the Hunter Valley Gardens, which have large ornamental gardens anda small village full of tourist crap. They have a discount admission price for locals, so when I've taken my Thai ex and other Thai friends there, told them they had to pay extra because they were not falang .... teach 'em how it feels !
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| Grand Palace Last Online: 25-09-2009 01:14 PM Join Date: Jan 2008
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| another good place for the wine trip is down in SA (sth Aus) well worth the visit. some very nice wines. this is a good place to look and plan Hunter Valley Wine Country - Wineries - Hunter Valley Wine Country |
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| ^ Nice result to that by the way! |
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