P365 – Day 65 Plenty
Today we completed our tour of wineries we hadn’t been to by visiting Kinvarra Estate Wines just outside the small town of Plenty, in the Derwent Valley. The homestead was built in 1827. The vineyard has a great view up the Valley. Someone forgot their polarising filter. Again. The...
P365 – Day 64 wine
Disclaimer: I am not a wine reviewer and wouldn’t have a clue how to write about wine. I like some wines and not others, but can’t really explain why, unless they are fruity white goon from a cask, in which case it’s quite easy to explain. This weekend is...
P365 – Day 58 – return to the Farm Bar (27/2/2011)
Today Two Metre Tall (remember them?) had their second Sunday Farm Bar. It was a beautiful late summer day, perfect weather for a picnic, a BBQ featuring Two Metre Tall’s finest beer-fed beef and, of course, real ale and cider. Unfortunately my favourite ale, Forester, seems to be everyone...
P365 – Day 52 – it’s cold!
This time last week we had the air conditioner on. Last night I had my electric blanket on. This morning we woke to news of snow on Mt Wellington and saw snow on the hills around us. This photo is what you might expect Mt Wellington to look like on...
P365 – Day 49 dinner and ale (18/02/2011)
Tonight Juniordwarf’s grandmother stayed at our house to babysit while we went out for dinner with a group of friends. We had a great time. I especially enjoyed partaking in a couple of Two Metre Tall’s fine ales. Forester is my favourite. I’m really looking forward to the next...
P365 – Day 44 home again – sunday selections
Nothing as interesting as yesterday’s trip to the rockfields. Picture of the day is the place we stayed, the Dover Hotel Motel. According to Pubs of Tasmania, it was built in 1925 and has a number of modern additions. I rather thinkg the brick bit might be one of...
P365 – Day 43 fossicking and other stories (12/2/2011)
We thought it would be nice to have a weekend away before Juniordwarf starts school and swimming lessons next week. We decided on Dover, south of Huonville this time, because neither Slabs nor I had been there, and there were public fossicking areas near Lune River, a few km...
P365 – Day 30 fun at the farm bar
Just outside Hayes, on the Lyell Highway, you will find the Two Metre Tall Company. Two Metre Tall is a micro-brewery located on a cattle farm, which brews a range of Real Ales and Real Ciders, including the glorious Poire, which I could drink all day if finances weren’t...