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The
Campari Club - Central Otago Tour, April 18-19
Consequently
I established the exclusive "Campari Club" to fill that need. Once
you have been on one of my tours to Italy you automatically become a
member of the "Campari Club" an elite group of travellers who enjoy
loads of laughter and fun, splendid sightseeing and the history and
culture of Italy, and who are passionate about great food and wine
whichever side of the world they are on! Campari
is an Italian pre dinner apertivo developed by Gaspare Campari in 1860. It
is a rich red colour, herbal based, with a bitter taste. It can be served
straight in a small glass, but most people prefer it mixed with soda,
retaining some of the bitter taste, or mixed with orange juice, taking the
edge from the bitterness and giving it a sweeter taste. It can be made
into a cocktail with vodka, or cinzano rosso, and always benefits from ice
cubes and is often dressed with orange or lemon segments. Campari has been
produced in the north of Italy, near the town of Alba, since 1860. The
precise concoction of herbs steeped in alcoholic spirits is still a family
held secret.
Isabella introduced me to Campari on my first tour. Many times as the tour group had free time in a village or city she would be found sitting in the Piazza sipping a Campari. I would often join her and came to enjoy this drink that arrived premixed in its own little bottle. I still enjoy a Campari daily at home - usually before dinner with my husband Phillip. The
Campari Club meets 2- 3 times a year. After each tour the group
becomes a little larger. We meet at a restaurant, or a bar
for drinks and sometimes dinner. In February 2007 the Patron Saint of the Campari Club,
Isabella Dusi, arrived from Italy and provided us with an entertaining and
informative evening speaking about her life and Italy. It was a great
reunion; Campari Club members arrived from all over the country. Isabella
Dusi and her husband Luigi are my Italian Tour Hosts. You can find out
more about Isabella and Luigi and my Italian tours at my Tours page. I
invite you to join me on one of my Tours to Italy - it will provide you
with the opportunity to get to the heart of Italy. I hope to meet you
very soon - you will love it. . It is an experience of Italy, her people, countryside, history,
art, farms and producers you will never forget. And well welcome you into The Campari Club!
Enquiries: Judith
Cullen 18
Cliffs Road, St Clair, Dunedin NEW ZEALAND Phone
64-03-4558381; Fax 64-03-4552165; Mobile
64-021735617
Campari
Club
Central
Otago April 18 19
Ciao
everyone, I
have planned a trip into Central Otago for members of the exclusive
Campari Club. I thought it would be a great opportunity to meet up with your tour group friends and at the same time enjoy our own beautiful Central Otago in Autumn.
Central
Otago comes into its own at this time of the year. The Autumn colours are
outstanding and pumpkins, walnuts, dried fruits from the summer are all in
abundance. The trip comprises of a two day bus excursion leaving Dunedin on Saturday \8th April at 8 am and returning Sunday around 5.30 pm.
It will include gardens, wine tasting, saffron and olive farms, two great lunches, a beautiful dinner and lovely accommodation.
Saturday
18th April 8
am departure Dunedin Railway Station 9.45
Millers Flat The Quincθ late breakfast Walk around this
fabulous Potager Garden. Owned
by my best friends Cally and Wendy this is a creative hideaway. 12.00
Saffron in Central Otago I am hoping that the saffron will be
flowering and they may be picking at this time. Organic
Olive Grove Too early for picking but the fruit should be dripping
off the trees. 1.30
Mt Difficulty Wine tasting and platters. Sitting on the fabulous
plateau above the Bannockburn Vineyards. 3.30
Travel to Wanaka Accommodation
Oakridge resort. Chance to walk around Wanaka shops or around the lake. Take
a swim in the heated pool or relax in one of the spas. Pre
dinner drinks 7.30 Dinner The Botswana Butchery Sunday
19th 10.30
Departure 11.15
The Big Picture Cromwell The
Aroma Room where you can smell the individual aromas that make up the
aromatic Central Otago Wines. Watch and listen in the surround sound and
specially designed wine tasting room where you fly through the stunning
scenery and land at the featured wineries to meet the winemakers and taste
their wines. 12.30
Cromwell Old Cromwell town Visit provisions? Provisioners? And
the quaint shops. 1.30
Lunch Shake Bridge Cafθ Alexandra Craig
is the former chef at Corstorphine House and Alexandra is very lucky to
have this talented chef at the back door. Lunch menu will be matched with
wines from William Hill. 3
pm departure 3.30
Walk around Cockerills garden at Ophir and the Blacks Homestead This
is a large private garden. William and Susie have been coming here for the
past 18 years and have transformed this 10 acres into a wonderful seasonal
garden. Working with plants that grow well in this very hot yet very cold
climate. 4
pm Return trip to Dunedin. Cost: Dunedin
Wanaka Dunedin Bus $450.00
Twin share $70.00
Single Supplement For
people who live in Central Otago Tour
without bus = $355.00 Meet
in Cromwell on Saturday at midday for the saffron visit and Mt Difficulty
lunch.
Two
day tour includes.
Deposit
- $50.00 ASAP PLEASE because I have to confirm bookings. Payment in full Wednesday 8th April.
Enquiries: Judith
Cullen 18
Cliffs Road, St Clair, Dunedin NEW ZEALAND Phone
64-03-4558381; Fax 64-03-4552165; Mobile
64-021735617
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