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Title: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: harold on February 05, 2007, 03:59:33 PM
Has anyone any idea when the Arillas wine festival will be this year.
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: Smiffypink on February 05, 2007, 04:24:58 PM
Its normally in September isnt it, im not sure what date though, maybe Viv can ask when shes out there this weekend??
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: pg32 on February 05, 2007, 04:32:37 PM
Please dont let it be in september as the wife will go missing for days with all that wine!!!!
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: Smiffypink on February 05, 2007, 04:55:49 PM
Haha wine normally has that effect!!
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: tracey&peter on February 05, 2007, 05:11:02 PM
The wine festival is usually always around 15/16th give or take a few days

We are hoping to be there again in Sept so aiming for those dates definitely

T x

Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: pg32 on February 05, 2007, 05:42:07 PM
We fly home on the 17th so fingers crossed!! What actually takes place at this wine festival then?

Glad you find it funny Smiffy!!!
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: Maggie on February 05, 2007, 08:16:54 PM
  My sister & I are hoping to be in Arillas 10th - 17th September.
  I'm not sure if it's a good idea to be flying home so soon after
  the wine festival!!!!!!(http://www.websmileys.com/sm/drink/trink27.gif)
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: pg32 on February 07, 2007, 01:48:15 PM
So does anybody know what exactly goes on at the wine festival?
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: Janina C on February 07, 2007, 02:27:10 PM
pg32 - more to the point is does anyone remember what goes on at the wine festival.

We were ther last year. You pay a few euros and drink as much wine as you want. There is also food available but not a lot of choice. Greek dancing, traditional dancers in costume and more wine and more dancing and more food and more wine. Can't remember much but had a great time.

It is usually the middle week end in September but it has been later.
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: pg32 on February 07, 2007, 03:20:20 PM
Janina & Paul thanks for the info.

My wife loves wine, but me, cannot stand the stuff!! I can drink Champers or Cava but wine i just cannot stomach!! My wifes sister and her husband also like wine so if its on when we are there it looks like i'll be the sober one!!!

Thanks again.
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: Dave n Anne on February 07, 2007, 05:24:35 PM
Fingers crossed we will be in Arallas around the 14th to the 21st ( only visit to Arillas this year Boo Hoo) so hope these dates coincide with the wine festival, not been to it before but it sounds a good laugh.

Cheers Dave n Anne
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: harold on February 19, 2007, 08:04:53 PM
it would appear that the date of the wine festival is NOT known,if we can get the dog booked into the kennels then we will aim for Sept 17th untill the 24th.
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: Lindypops on February 19, 2007, 08:57:25 PM
Hi Harold. I have had a word, and was told it is around the middle of Sept. Hope all`s well.
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: harold on February 20, 2007, 10:13:46 AM
Thanks for that Linda,Things are not to bad at the moment thanks,hope things ok with you and Mal
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: vivian on February 20, 2007, 11:44:15 AM
Hi, I asked the Boss when we were in Arillas last week (seems ages ago) and he said sometimes its 15th & 16th sometimes it 20th 21st and sometimes it doesn't even happen at all, it depends on the ripeness of the grapes and nobody knows until about a week before.
We have booked for 14th -21st as we only have a week left then, hope it will be the first weekend, if not we will still have plenty of wine anyway.;-) Viv
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: harold on February 20, 2007, 04:36:30 PM
Hi Viv,how are you and Pete,
we are trying for the 17th monday flight from exeter returning 24th about £480 staying at the Alexandros room 9 again
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: sheila on February 20, 2007, 06:25:37 PM
Hopefully we will still be in Arillas this year for the festival,have been there the last two years for it but we do go home on the 17th sep this year so we might just make it.
Title: Re: Wine Festival 2007
Post by: vivian on February 20, 2007, 08:26:33 PM
Really pleased about that, see you in May and hopefully September. Viv & Pete