4 wineries - 21 wines

Gibbston Valley, Kinross, Mt Rosa and The Church.

Four wineries with five wine tastings at each and lunch at the second.

Picked up at 10.00am by Shaun from Altitude Small Tours for our wine tour. We were six people only. We didn’t know much about the day to come except that it was a wine tour. Shaun explained we would visit four wineries, sample five wines at each and have lunch at one of them. As it turned out, we sampled six at one winery.

First was Gibbston Valley where we arrived with half an hour to spare before our tour and tasting. We sat around a table and Shaun used his Sommelier's smelling kit to 'test' our sense of smell

The tasting took place in their wine cave. This had been 'dug' (blasted) into the mountain by the first owner. It is a constant 14 degrees C.

We bought a bottle of riesling and then visited their cheese shop and bought cheese and crackers.

Next was Kinross where we tasted two of their own wines and one each from four other wineries that they are the cellar door for - Hawkshead, Coal Pit, Valli and Wild Irishman. They are small boutique wineries not large enough to have their own cellar door.

We had lunch here having pre ordered with Shaun which also reserved us a table.

After lunch, Mt Rosa and another five wines and then the Church for another five…

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