Wine Tasting Events

Those who know me will not be surprised to hear I enjoy drinking wine but, I also like tasting it, and, I much prefer to taste before I buy.  It makes sense surely.  In Tasmania there are regular wine tastings ranging from the Taste Festival down to the weekend tasting at the local bottle shop.  All of which have their place. This weekend in Hobart, Wine South Tasmania (WST) conducted the White Wine Weekend at Henry Jones IXL Atrium. There were 60+ white wines including sparkling, riesling, gewurztraminer, pinot gris, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and a couple of sweet ones to finish off.  This is an annual event and WST also conduct the Red Wine Weekend earlier in the year.  I have to say, these are excellent events (I am not a participant nor a relative of any of the participanting wineries).  My wife and I have attended both events since they started and, every time we have, the winemakers and/or owners of the vineyards have been very engaging and happy to answer questions about their wines or just have a chat about anything really (sadly, two or three remembered me from previous events.  I wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing).  We were there for over 3 hours and, some of these people served tastings the whole time without a break (that I saw) and still managed to appear enthusiastic.  I take my hat off to them and the organisers for a magnificent event that we will certainly continue to patronise and promote to our friends. 'Til next time and remember to live simply, laugh often, wine alot