Black Barn Vineyard Retreat

May 8th - 9th, 2010

To book May 8th excursion to Hawke's Bay
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Cheers! The Silver Fern

Rediscover the art of relaxation and the pleasure of travelling by rail on one of New Zealand’s most beloved trains – The Silver Fern. Tranzscenic’s newest rail journey is reminiscent of a bygone era with beautifully restored luxury lounge cars, decorative panelling, stunning picture windows and plush seating.

Feast & Vine’s ever-popular wine and food matching experiences are an exciting new culinary addition to the Silver Fern excursions. Custom designed packages are available for onboard service for corporate or conference groups. Wine tastings with menu match commentary, picnic box lunches or full service menu’s have all been exclusively designed for a memorable dining experience.  Specially featured guest vintners can also be arranged to serve their handcrafted wines and are available to share wine making insights, answer questions and be at your disposal throughout your journey.

Feast & Vine’s founder, Donna McCormack, has exclusively designed wine country retreat packages for anyone from a single traveller, to couples or corporate groups. Donna personally arranges every detail of your weekend package and in addition to being able to arrange unique wine-matched  meal options, she can offer compelling prices you won’t find anywhere else.

Wine country retreat packages are not solely dependent upon the Silver Fern schedule and can be booked separately throughout the year.

Don’t miss out on this unique Kiwi adventure. Let Donna organise an exclusive package that’s tailored to your special needs. To make a booking or answer questions, call Donna on 021-160 0647, 04-934-3753 or email: donna@feastandvine.com

Tour, Taste & Travel the Feast & Vine way!

Feast & Vine's Rail Boxed Lunch

Make your train journey special with our popular train traveller boxed-lunch special.

Individually packaged, our lunches for individuals or groups of any size will be delivered directly to your train. The boxes are filled to the brim with all sorts of epicurean delights, and we can make allowances for any special dietary requirements.

For menu selections, pricing, bookings and to answer questions, call Donna at 04-934-3753, 021-1600647 or email:  donna@feastandvine.com

Sip & Sail with the Interislander

Discover the finer points of matching New Zealand wine and cheese while you sip and sail. Sit back, relax and learn about what makes a great wine & cheese match with a Feast & Vine professionally guided tasting session aboard the Aratere. Join Donna McCormack, columnist for Onboard magazine’s Wine Wisdom, along with professional sommelier, Nicola Belsham, while you sip, learn and taste four premium wines served with four artisan cheeses and bread. In addition, you’ll have your own handy wine & cheese pairing notes to take home with you.

Package price includes ticket and approximate one hour tasting session. Seating is limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Aratere Sailings Only
All departure times at 2:05 exit Wellington
All return times at 6:05 exit Picton

Dates
All Friday sailings only
4th December 2009
22nd January 2010
5th February 2010

Package Price: $95.00 pp one way -inclusive of ticket/wine-cheese program.
If space available, walk-ins welcome, for a wine program only at $35.00.

Please note:
You must be at least 18 yrs of age to sign up
If you are travelling with a vehicle, additional charges apply. Please e-mail us with vehicle requests at: events@feastandvine.co.nz

Feast & Vine strictly adheres to all Interislander terms and conditions and by booking through Feast & Vine you agree to the acceptance of all Interislander terms as specifically outlined on their website.

Re: Refunds
A $25.00 service charge will be collected and is non-refundable. Remaining package price will be refunded but only within two days prior to sailing. Cancellations after two day notice prior to sailing will not be refundable and will be charged in full.