A vineyard map can be found
here
Saturday meeting point
Saturday morning meeting point is the car parking area at Ernest Hill vineyards. Coming from the south (ie from Cessnock) the entrance is on your left just past the car wreckers yard and BEFORE both the Visitor Information centre and the Broke Rd turn off. There is a sign just before the entrance to the winery and another one at the winery gate. If you arrive earlier than 8:00 there is a coffee shop at the Visitor Information Centre. Because of the weather some grapes are being picked Friday morning and there will be no picking on the day, but there are still grapes on the vines (none of the reds are ready to pick yet).
Weather
The latest BOM weather forecast (4:13pm on Thursday the 2nd of February) is:
Saturday - Min:23 Max:32
Isolated showers and afternoon thunderstorms more likely in the northwest. Warm to hot day. Light to
moderate southeast to northeast winds.
Sunday
Isolated showers, chiefly morning. Warm day. Southeast to northeast winds.
Bring water to drink, a hat and sunscreen since you'll need them.
Wine tastings
For the wine tastings my guess is these are the people who'll be tasting:
Stubbsy, Leigh, Matt, Leon, Geoff, Bel, Thanh, Kevin, Jennifer, Andrew (no Tyrrells), Mikhail, Lara
And these will not be:
Philo, Amanda, Tran, Kevin's son, Vicki
Meals
I am catering the food for lunch on the Saturday and we'll divide up the cost. If you have any special dietary requirements, please tell me
ASAP as I'm doing the shopping Friday afternoon. Please bring a picnic blanket if you have one and whatever you want to drink.
For Sat lunch I have:
Stubbsy, Leigh, Philo, Matt, Leon, Amanda, Andrew, Vicki, Geoff, Bel, Thanh, Tran, Kevin, Jennifer, K & J's son, Mikhail, Lara
Sat night dinner is booked at Leaves & Fishes for the following people:
Stubbsy, Leigh, Philo, Matt, Leon, Amanda, Andrew, Vicki, Geoff, Bel
Sunday at the Hunter Valley Gardens
Admission to the gardens should be $14 per person
For this I have the following people:
Stubbsy, Leigh, Philo, Matt, Leon, Amanda, Andrew, Vicki, Geoff, Bel, Russell, Heath
It will be warm at the gardens and there is not a lot of shade so bring water to drink, a hat and sunscreen since you'll need them. There is a shop inside the garden entrance. The paths are wide and flat but there is a fair bit of ground to cover so wear sensible shoes
Problems?
If any of the above details are wrong, please PM me. Likewise if you don't have my mobile phone number.
Final itinerary below: