点评:As is my wont I did a little research before our trip to Australia to check out wine tasting tours in the Hunter Valley. Pippa's offering, while not the cheapest nor the most expensive option, appeared to be the best fit to our preferences - and I wasn't wrong. We were lucky in that we were the only couple booked with Pippa that day so we had her full attention and didn't have to compromise with anyone else's desires.
Pippa is extremely knowledgeable and chose three very different wineries for us to visit (we could have gone to a fourth but chose to taste a range of gins instead). She clearly had a rapport with each venue which meant that we had something of a bespoke tasting at each stop - including tasting direct from barrels at one, sampling a longer flight that the normal offering at another and having a very personalised session at the third (there were particular circumstances on this occasion that will never be repeated).
After an enormous lunch (some of which came back with us in "doggie bags" - no need for dinner that night!) we enjoyed cheese, chocolate and the aforementioned gin tastings.
All in all we had an excellent day - and this is the favourable review that I promised Pippa when we parted at our accommodation
翻译:按照我的习惯,我在去澳大利亚之前做了一些研究,了解猎人谷的品酒之旅。皮帕的产品虽然不是最便宜也不是最昂贵的选择,但似乎最适合我们的喜好 - 我没有错。我们很幸运,因为我们是当天与皮帕一起预订的唯一一对夫妇,所以我们得到了她的全部关注,而不必向其他人的愿望妥协。
皮帕知识渊博,为我们选择了三个截然不同的酒庄(我们本来可以去第四个,但选择品尝一系列杜松子酒)。显然,她与每个地点都有着融洽的关系,这意味着我们在每一站都有一些定制的品尝——包括在一个站点直接从桶中品尝,在另一个站点品尝比正常提供的更长的航班,并在第三个站点进行非常个性化的会议(这次有特殊情况,不再重复)。
一顿丰盛的午餐后(其中一些是装在“狗袋”里带回来的——那天晚上不需要晚餐!),我们享受了奶酪、巧克力和前面提到的杜松子酒品尝。
总而言之,我们度过了美好的一天——这是我们在住宿处分别时我向皮帕承诺的好评