17 Apr 2023
This tour was ok but compared to others there were a few obvious missing elements. We didn’t go to a brewery or cidery, which is why I chose this trip as husband can’t drink wine. The first winery was nice but no interest from staff and no winemaker or owner to provide any info about the facility or the wines!!! None. The young girls serving was nice but had no idea. For one of the oldest wineries, the experience was average. Wines were nice. The next winery was ok as well with a few extras things on offer like jams and soaps etc. lots of kids, loud and no interest fro. Staff who just lined up four wines for the tasting and walked away. The third venue was a distillery (although didn’t see a distillery) weren’t told anything about it. The lunch was amazing and huge (highlight of the day) and the whisky and gins were nice to taste. Once again our driver just dropped and left us with no info. The final venue was a pretty rough ‘farm’ shed. Could call it rustic with games like cornhole and chooks running around. The owner was o lovely and finally some passion. It was hot and stayed too long. The wines were very ordinary, despite obviously being made with love. Disappointed that the last venue wasn’t a cidery or brewery instead, as advertised. With the hundreds of venues, the last choice was poor. We had a nice day out because we’re had good company. I wouldn’t do this tour again.