Take the Fun-filled Café Bus to Exotic Winery Locations Around Melbourne

Whether one is planning his or her first ever trip, or is coming back for the love of this city; no trip in Melbourne can ever be complete without Café Bus’s holistic tour of its magnificent wine regions.

Considering the ever famous café culture in Melbourne, Café Bus offers a fine balance of two of the biggest specialties of the region - by offering a unique wine touring option in a small bus that comes with large and comfortable lounge seats that help create a warm and enjoyable atmosphere for each tour group.

A Café Bus tour to Yarra Valley or the Mornington Peninsula, will present exclusive gourmet experiences that are representative of the local farms and its produce. The Café Bus has designed a range of tours that can include some exquisite experiences in the form of wine tasting tours and chocolate, cheese, strawberries and cider tasting tours as well.

Combine this with impeccably prepared gourmet picnic lunches topped off with refreshing afternoon teas, and one is bound to come back with elegant memories that can certainly spark some romance.

The Café Bus company also provides private charter tours in the Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley and some other popular regions in and around Melbourne. With a service to customize its packages to meet the needs of individuals and groups, many travelers simply love to include attractions such as the hot springs in Mornington Penninsula, the Healesville Sanctuary with special gourmet winery lunches.

At an extremely affordable price, experience a memorable ride for wine and cider tastings with a professional tour guide to help you make the most of your experience.

Furthermore, Café Bus also provides door to door pick-up service from many hotels all over Melbourne.

Tourists simply love visiting the ‘River of Mists’ in the Yarra Valley. This particular tour includes an exclusive chocolaterie and Ice-Creamery, the Napoleon and Co Cider where refreshing handcrafted ciders created by one of the largest producers of apples and stone fruits in the country can be sampled. Also visit the dairy that offers a mouthwatering selection of cheeses and gourmet deli goods.

Get a chance to visit popular wineries like the Domonique Portet Winery, the illara Estate Winery and the Payne’s Rise Winery.

A trip on Café Bus is made extremely comfortable with the help of unlimited coffee onboard the Café Bus and a range of other items such as fresh produce, tea and snacks.

Plan a tour with friends or family and come back with memories that will last you a lifetime!

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Jeffrey Dale Starr is a wine enthusiast, oil painter, and owner of mobile software company Purple Falcon.

Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley Wine Show Results 2013 - The Tradition Continues

The Australian family owned Tyrrell’s winery has received more trophies and medals for their white wines and the success was emphasised once again at last week’s Hunter Valley wine show.

The 155 year old winery was awarded four trophies, seven gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals in number of classes:
o    Class 4       2013 Dry White, Semillon
o    Class 6       2013 Dry White, Verdelho
o    Class 10     2012 Dry White, Semillon
o    Class 11     2012 Dry White, Chardonnay
o    Class 13     2011 and Older, Dry Red, Shiraz
o    Class 15     2011 and Older, Dry White, Semillon
o    Class 16     2011 and Older, Dry White, Chardonnay
o    Class 21     2005 and Older, Dry Red
o    Class 22     2005 and Older, Dry White
o    Class 24     2011 and Older, Dry, Red, Shiraz, Named Vineyard
o    Class 26     2013 and Older, Dry White, Semillon, Named Vineyard
o    Class 27     2012 and Older, Dry White, Semillon, Named Vineyard
o    Class 29     2012 and Older, Dry White Chardonnay, Named Vineyard


Bruce said today “2013 was one of the greatest years for Australian white wines in the last decade and it was great to get recognised.”

Tyrrell’s was awarded the Singleton Council Trophy for the most successful exhibitor of young wines, Tyrrell’s have received this award eight times in the last 10 years: 2013, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.

Tyrrells chardonnay’s collected three of the four gold medals awarded for chardonnay. Tyrrell’s Old Vines 2012 Chardonnay was the stand out and went on to win the Ed Jouault Trophy for Best One Year Old Dry White Wine and the Murray Tyrrell Chardonnay Trophy for best chardonnay any vintage. The Old Vines Chardonnay comes from the original chardonnay block planted at Tyrrell’s in 1968 a small parcel from this block was hand picked and basket pressed. The wine is due for release September 2014.

HVD Semillon 2007 picked up the Tyrrell’s Family Trophy for Best Named Vineyard Dry White Wine which followed its success at the 2013 Cowra show where it picked up three trophies (best semillon, best named vineyard white and best dry white wine of show). HVD Semillon comes from the original block planted in 1908.

The 2013 semillon class was full of spectacular wines with the Tyrrell’s Vat 1 2013 being the highest pointed wine in the class at 96 points. This was the 1st year the Hunter Valley wine show has used the 100 Point system.

All up Tyrrell’s received seven gold medals with the next most successful exhibitor receiving four.

Tyrrell’s trophy and gold results:

TROPHY
Most Successful Exhibitor of Young Wines – Tyrrell’s Wines
Best One Year Old Dry White Wine – 2012 Tyrrell’s Old Vines Chardonnay
Best Chardonnay any Vintage – 2012 Tyrrell’s Old Vines Chardonnay
Best Named Vineyard Dry White Wine - 2007 HVD Semilon


GOLD MEDAL
2013 Vat 1 Semillon
2013 Brookdale Semillon
2012 Belford Chardonnay
2009 Vat 47 Chardonnay
2007 HVD Semillon
2012 Old Vines Chardonnay
2011 Old Vines Chardonnay

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Jeffrey Dale Starr is a wine enthusiast, oil painter, and owner of mobile software company Purple Falcon.