The Wine club still has a few seats and hotel rooms available. Please send an email to Margi.nelson@africom.mil if you are interested in partaking in this wine extravaganza.
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Wine Clubbers:
We are sponsoring a two day and 1 overnight trip to taste wine and sight-see on 07-08 Aug 2010.
The cost is €150/person. Included: Bus (wine & Snacks), two wine tastings, hotel, dinner Saturday evening, great company, and two hour Boat ride.
Here's the itinerary:
-0600-0630 Bus arrives and loaded on Saturday morning.
-0630 Depart Kelley Barracks for Mosel Region (Trier)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trier
-1030-1230 Arrive at Winguter Ulrich Bolig-Eifel. There will be a tasting of 9 wines. Any purchases of wine will be loaded on the bus before it heads to the hotel in Trier.
-1230-1330 Drive to Trier. Arrive at the Hotel and check-in, bus then boards at 1430 for downtown Trier free time.
-1430-1700 Disembark at downtown Trier for some free time approx 2 and 1/2 hours. The bus will park at or near the Winguter Bischofliche
-1700-1845 Wine tasting at Winguter Bischofliche
http://www.bwgtrier.de
There will be a tasting of 9 wines. Any purchases of wine will be loaded on the bus.
-1900-2230 Walk (Two blocks) to Dinner at CUMVINO
http://www.55plus-magazin.net/php/cumvino_und_kesselstatt_restaurants_in_trier_deutschland,13310,15844.html
-2230---------Bus returns to hotel
Sunday
-1130 Check-out and depart hotel for Boat docks
-1200-1400: Boat ride on the Mosel river
-1400 Leave for Kelley, arrive at approximately 1700.
More details to follow.