Terroir of the Adelaide Hills Wine Region Study Tour – December 2016

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Terroir of the Adelaide Hills Wine Region Study Tour – December 2016


The South Australian Branch of the AIG presents:

Terroir of the Adelaide Hills Wine Region Study tour

 

Date

3rd December, 2016

 

 

Departing

Bus departs from Regal Park Motor Inn, 44 Barton Tce East, North Adelaide
Free all day parking is available in Barton Tce.

Please be ready to board the bus at 8:30am.
The bus departs at 8:45am and will return to the Regal Park Motor Inn by about 5:30pm.
The tour is limited to a maximum of 34 participants due to lunch venue restrictions.

 

We will travel to four wineries in the Adelaide Hills Region to study aspects of the terroir of the various vineyards. We will be talking to the winemakers at each location to discuss the important contributors to terroir: geology, regolith, soil, altitude and microclimate, sun aspect, vine selection, trellising and pruning practices,picking parameters (baumé, acidity), picking technique and oenological practices.

Visiting: Paracombe Premium Wines, Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard, Murdoch Hill and Tapanappa Wines

 

The purpose of the tour is:

  • To critically examine and discuss the terroir of several Adelaide Hills Vineyards
  • To appreciate some of the variations of terroir within a single wine region
  • To taste and appreciate the fine wines produced at each location
  • If desired, to purchase some fine wines.

We would like our members to contribute their geological ideas to these discussions especially since our vigneron friends are as keen to learn from us as we are from them.

The tour includes a two course gourmet lunch at Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard.
Matt Fitton, the Chef at Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard, won the award for the Best Chef of 2016 in this year’s  Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence.

Please bring some cash to pay for any lunchtime drinks as EFTPOS may not be available.

 

 

Registrations

To secure your place, please register via the online booking form below.

AIG Members and Partners: $140.00
Non AIG Members: $170.00

The tour is limited to a maximum of 34 participants due to lunch venue restrictions. Registrations close 5pm Friday 2nd December ACDST, unless booked out prior.

For any questions or issues regarding registering through the website please contact our Bookings Team at bookings@aig.org.au.

All prices inclusive of GST.

 

 

More information

For further information contact: Tom Mayer: tom@mayergeology.com.au

Click here to download the event flyer.

 

 

Bookings

Registrations have now closed.