Archive for the ‘Wine Tour’ Category
The Cherry Shed – North Food and Wine Tours
Jan 6, 2014
Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North Tour, Wine TourThe continuing tale of road signs being confiscated by DIER is still ongoing. The Cherry Shed is amongst many places who offer a farmgate business and they too have suffered a loss since their signs were taken down. We visit this property on our food and wine tour in the North and I …
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Cruise North Food and Wine Tour
Dec 30, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North Tour, Wine TourFirst tour for 2014 - the Dawn Princess is coming into Burnie this weekend and I am heading off on a foodie tour with a few passengers. We will be visiting Cradle Coast Olives, The Cherry Shed Orchard and Raspberry farm and Anvers Chocolate just to name a few places on this food, wine …
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The Berry Patch – North West Food and Wine Tours
Nov 18, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine TourOur North West Food and Wine tour and every cruise ship tour I have done visits The Berry Patch at Turners Beach. It is a wonderful family owned farm business with pick-your-own, cafe and the best ice cream ever and it is always full of locals, but come tourist season the strawberry …
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Cradle Coast Olives – North West Food and Wine Tour
Oct 28, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine TourHow proud must Tassie olive growers be! This small State won 25% of the country’s prestigious Australian Olive Association Awards, and this was just Gold, the State also collected 4 Silver and 9 Bronze. Tony and Carol O’Neill from Cradle Coast Olives who we visit on our …
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The Berry Patch - Gourmet Food and Wine Tours
Oct 23, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine TourYesterday I had a full load of passengers who came off the cruise ship at Burnie – our first one in for the season. 10 of these lovely people from Singapore were delighted to see our lush green countryside and by pure luck we even managed to see a fat healthy wombat as he was …
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Springfield Venison Farm – Central North Tour
Sep 17, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, Central North Tour, Wine TourMichel and Connie took over the farm from Jim and Marilyn a few months ago and there is still the same wonderful meat coming from this family business. Hopefully we will see them selling at the farmers markets shortly giving easy access for all to buy. Meanwhile we get to enjoy a visit to …
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Mathom Goat Dairy – North West Tour
Sep 10, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine Tour, Tasmanian FoodMarilyn and Peter have a magnificent property in the valley at Gunns Plains. Their goats milk, cheese, yoghurt and desserts are truly wonderful and I have no doubt they probably know each goat individually and love them all equally – they are not just part of the business, but …
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Walnuts @ Howth – North West Tour
Aug 26, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine TourDianne and Ian have an idyllic property up at Howth and are growing a wonderful product (walnuts) which they are pressing into oil right on their premises. They of course have nuts both in and out of the shell, green pickled walnuts as part of their product range and are currently …
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Ghost Rock Vineyard - North Tour
Aug 20, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North Tour, Wine TourFantastic to read last week that Ghost Rock has huge expansion plans, reinforcing even more that the North West is definitely up there as a regional food and wine destination. Food tourism is becoming more than just a buzz word and Australian Wild Harvest’s food and wine tours \…
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Spring Lamb – North West / Stanley Food and Wine Tour
Jul 21, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine Tour, Stanley TourWe are lucky enough to visit two wonderful properties that produce beautiful lamb. Local people get very excited about eating food that has been grown practically in their own neighbourhood, in many instances buying their meat directly from the farmers. It supports the community and …
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Veggies - North West Food and Wine Tour
Jul 17, 2013 Tags: Wine TourWhilst driving from one producer to another on our North West food and wine tour, we are passing many farms that produce vegetables and sprouts are one that definitely fascinate – they look like little pearl stems growing under a palm tree. I am surrounded by vegetable fields and …
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Chocolate - North Food and Wine Tour
Jul 7, 2013 Tags: Wine TourThe Chocolate Winterfest in Latrobe each year is a lot of fun. This year I had the pleasure of undertaking a Chocolate Masterclass with Igor at Anvers, one of the stops on my Food and Wine Tours. It was a fantastic class and finally I have learnt how to temper chocolate. We were …
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Mount Gnomon Farm - North West Food and Wine Tour
Jun 30, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North West Tour, Wine TourEliza and Guy produce wonderful rare breed Wessex Saddleback pork products (and lamb and beef) on their farm in Penguin and this is one of the highlight stops on the North West Food and Wine Tour. Next weekend they are putting on a winter workshop for those of you who want to learn how to …
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Feijoas - North West Food and Wine Tour
Jun 24, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, Wine Tour, North West TourIt is well into harvest time for this unusual fruit (said to have a pineapple-guava taste) and especially enjoyed by New Zealanders. Christine from Kindred Feijoas is selling fresh fruit and various preserves using feijoas at Devonport Farmers Market and Axeman’s Latrobe market.&…
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Truffles - Central North Food and Wine Tour
Jun 17, 2013 Tags: Wine Tour, Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, Central North TourI should not be counting down so enthusiastically, but to be honest I have been thinking about truffles for weeks and this week I am making my first purchase of this wonderful ingredient. There is only a small window each winter when we can visit the farm that grows this amazing produce on …
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Olives - North & North-West Food and Wine Tours
Jun 10, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North Tour, North-West Tour, Wine TourIt has started – the olive harvest is in full swing and I am lucky to have two wonderful olive groves to visit on my food and wine tours. The first pressings are already happening and the delicious oil that is produced from our cool climate temps will be flying off the shelf.
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Ghost Rock Vineyard
Jun 3, 2013 Tags: Tasmanian Food Wine and Farm Tours, North Tour, Wine TourCongratulations to local vineyard Ghost Rock who have won another award - Two Blocks 2012 pinot noir has been awarded the best pinot noir 2012 at the International Cool Climate Wine Show at Mornington in Victoria. We visit Ghost Rock on our Northern route Food, Wine and Farm tour and this …
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