I have been down in Blenheim this weekend for the annual Marlborough Wine and Food Festival. We had a really good day on Saturday, the festival day. This year we had two tent sites side by side, one each for Astrolabe and Durvillea. Manning the Durvillea tent were Arabella, Jane, one of our Waghorn cousins [...]
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Marlborough Wine and Food Festival
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · durvillea, jane, meg, sophie
Tags:festival·marlborough wine and food festival·meg·Pinot Grigio
Sophies Wrap Up- Leslie Sbrocco and Wine and Food Festival preparation
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · family, jane, meg, sophie
Two days to go until the 2010 Marlborough Wine and Food festival and things are very busy around here. The wine has been ordered, and will (fingers crossed) be delivered to the event tomorrow afternoon. Jane is at home sewing pinnys- a wee preview of one below, she is also organising the table cloths,the material [...]
Tags:leslie sbrocco·marlborough wine and food festival·saint clair half marathon
Sounday Competition
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · On the road, durvillea, jane, sophie
After a fantastic Sounday concert on Saturday at Hagley Park, we are running a competition from all the photos we took of people drinking Durvillea wine. Go to our face book page, vote for your favourite photo of the day by “liking” it and the photos with the most “likes” on Friday 5th February will win [...]
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Sophie’s Wrap Up
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · durvillea, jane, sophie
Three weeks ago I decided to sign up for the Saint Clair vineyard half marathon (for those of you reading this who want to do the run aswell, go to www.vineyardhalf.com). While I used to be quite fit back at school, I haven’t really run since, and it is an effort for me to run 3km, a half [...]
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Akaroa
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · durvillea, family, jane
It seems like such a long time ago that all the Forrest-Waghorn family were in Akaroa getting ready for Christmas. Even though it was a while ago we took some lovely photos down there so I thought I would share some with you all. There will also be some recipes to follow in the next [...]
Down on the Farm….A new year
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · astrolabe farm, durvillea, jane, recipe
Happy New Year to you all. Monday morning and back at work in the office. Actually I covered the office between Christmas and New Year but everyone is back at their desks looking bright eyed or is that just the lovely strong coffees Simon made us all.
After spending most of November and December away it [...]
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On the road
November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · On the road, durvillea, family, jane, simon
Week Two: Dublin
We are on the train from Limerick on the way back to Dublin. We travelled down this morning, which took about 3 hours. Now Limerick is an ancient city formerly inhabited by Vikings and more recently by Frank McCourt of Angela’s Ashes fame.
Some of the O’Briens staff with the family at an Astrolabe [...]
On the road again
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments · durvillea, jane
Durvillea on tour: Week One, Shanghai
Over the next couple of weeks I will be blogging from afar and today [actually the 19th of November - Meg] I am in Shanghai, China. Simon, Jason, and I arrived a couple of days ago and have been catching up with our distributor William Feng. This is my first time [...]
Down on the farm – Home at last
November 10th, 2009 · No Comments · astrolabe farm, durvillea, jane
It has been a ridiculous month. Mexico, Simon’s birthday and then Marlborough Wine Weekend. I am tired and happy to be home…for a little while.
Firstly a word about the birthday. For me to have so many family and friends together and to have such a great night was overwhelming and fabulous. Also lots of silly [...]
South of the border…
October 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · durvillea, jane
Sunday 11th October
I am writing this blog beside the pool over looking Acapulco Bay. It is a long way physically and philosophically from Astrolabe Farm. However it is very impressive and I feel a little like Alice in Wonderland.
We have flown to Mexico to meet our importers Murray Bindon and his beautiful wife Yolanda Estrada.
So [...]
