Winery Tour




Jan at Tambourine Mountain Distillery

Today we’re off on a wine tasting tour with Cork ‘n Fork courtesy of Rob, Leigh and Tom, many thanks guys for such an awesome Xmas present. Judi and Pete have run the business for 15 years and are great hosts with excellent local knowledge of the Tambourine area and of the wineries we visit. The tour consists of just 2 couples so we get to know each other over the course of the day. The drive up to the Scenic Rim is beautiful and becomes ever increasingly sub-tropical the higher we climb.

Chocolate Lego Man Desert

The first winery is Heritage Wines www.theheritage.net.au which is set in an old convent that was transported up the mountain for the owners. It has amazing views from the wall of picture windows, no wonder it is a sort after wedding venue. The second winery is Cedar Creek estate www.cedarcreekestate.com.au  the wines are good but not too our taste, Pete is helping us narrow down what sort of wines we both like. The third stop is totally different – Tambourine Mountain Distillery www.tamborinemountaindistillery.com . Its run by Michael Ward and his wife Alla, he was filmed in 2011 for an ITV series “Poms in Paradise”. He like the distillery is delightfully different, the house is an old black and white tudor style house, there are too many different types of liqueur to count. Rachael is determined to find ones that we like and even one to cure my cough. After a few too many tastings we stagger back to the mini bus and off for our final tasting (do I really need more alcohol!) at Mason wines www.masonwines.com.au . This is apparently the youngest of the vineyards but we can only say their wines suited us perfectly. The lunch was equally wonderful, steak followed by chocolate lego man desert. After so much good food and wine it’s hard to stay awake during the return trip to Brisbane. Thanks again kids for the wonderful present and a very memorable day.



Dave & Jan at Streets Beach, South Bank

We need a walk to wake us up. A circuit over the pedestrian footbridge along the far side of the river and ending up at South Bank Parklands, it is simply beautifully designed. The Streets beach area looks even more inviting at night with the river behind and the lights of the city all coming on in the high rise towers. Brisbane really is an enchanting city.