GWC Best of Blog Tour 2011 – Plaisir de Merle
Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences
Jackie welcomed us at the door. Yes, there was someone waiting for us at the door with the biggest most warming and welcoming smile ever. She showed us inside and seated us in the tasting room where odd pieces of vintage furniture were spread across a long and spacious room. An extensive table stretched down the center of the room and demanded everyone’s jaws to drop. The black and red wallpaper at the one end of the room seemed odd and out of place but strangely enough, sprinkled a bit of ‘modern’ over an already ancient interior. Enough, let’s leave this to the interior design queens, back to the farm.
A Regal Gryphon in gold is not just a brand at Plaisir de Merle (that can be seen everywhere you turn), but also a stamp of excellence and an oath to quality service. This was clearly illustrated in every detail of our interaction at this stop. Visitors get the opportunity to choose between a normal tasting, Flavour Sensation tasting or a Chocolate tasting. By process of elimination (and the fact that they ran out of chocolate), we opted for the Flavour Sensations.
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