点评:Don is an incredibly knowledgeable and likeable guy. He clearly has great relationships with all the Hawkes Bay Wineries and is well respected by everyone that we visited.
On our afternoon tour we took in 4 wineries and must have tasted 25-30 wines across the tour. We also had beautiful cheese, charcuterie and freshly baked bread at one of the wineries (accompanied by Ros’s incredible chutney’s).
The selection of wine we tasted was brilliant, from everyday drinkers to some serious Gran Reserve examples. We ended the day with a very special and very rare tipple at the top of Te Mata Peak.
All in all Don was warm, engaging, incredibly knowledgeable but not a wine snob, nor did he ram facts down your throat. The balance was spot on.
We would highly recommend a tour with Don to everyone from wine fans (such as us) to serious wine buffs. You would all learn and enjoy this trip. 5 stars
翻译:Don 是一位非常博学且讨人喜欢的人。他显然与霍克湾的所有酒庄都保持着良好的关系,并且受到我们参观过的每个人的尊重。
在我们的下午之旅中,我们参观了 4 家酒庄,在整个旅程中品尝了 25-30 种葡萄酒。我们还在其中一家酒庄吃了美味的奶酪、熟食和新鲜出炉的面包(搭配 Ros 的美味酸辣酱)。
我们品尝的葡萄酒种类丰富,从日常饮用到一些真正的 Gran Reserve 样品。我们在 Te Mata 峰顶喝了一杯非常特别且非常罕见的酒,结束了这一天。
总的来说,Don 很热情、有魅力、知识渊博,但不是葡萄酒势利小人,也不会把事实强加给你。平衡恰到好处。
我们强烈推荐 Don 的旅行,无论是葡萄酒爱好者(比如我们)还是真正的葡萄酒爱好者。你们都会学到东西并享受这次旅行。5 星