Wine Country in Autumn
The Clutha River runs, as if a fairy-tale theme, through Central Otago's stunning and famous country side where Funny French Cars can give you a very memorable day out in this unique landscape! Central Otago also hosted many locations for the Lord of the Rings movie triolgy.
Paradise ducks "patrolling" near the Clutha River.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
we are well into summer here in lovely central otago, the grapes are forming on the vines and the little 2cv,s have been buzzing around the vineyards, we have a couple of new tasting rooms opened on our trail, and we struggle with our flexible tours to get around all of those tastings offered in the cromwell and bannockburn regions, we can also cover alexandra and gibston, just ask? and of course our local winery in wanaka( Rippon,) Many of the wineries are thinking outside the square so to speak and releaseing new styles of wine , some lovely desert wines now available and even those who dont enjoy sweet wines are buying these. the knowledge from the tasting rooms is outstanding so if u want a relaxed fun filled tour, flexible to suit your requirements, then give us a call, so many of our tours are thru word of mouth, bookings recommended although soon we hope to have Claudette certified to join the funny french cars, hope u all had a merry xmas and ready for a gr8 new years celebration, cheers julie and team @ funnyfrnchcars.co.nz posted by Funny French Cars # 9:30 AM
Claudette will need to become certified b4 beginning her career meandering around central otago,s, wineries.
meanwhile winter in wanaka and central otago has been foggy compared to usual resulting in lighter frosts, but for the skiers who love the central otago slopes, they have had a bumper year. snow everywhere.
Deane guided a tasting in Tin Tin today taking 3 great fun customers on an enjoyable tour thru the bannockburn , cromwell and onto gibston regions, a memoriable day had by all,
be in touch soon, julie posted by Funny French Cars # 9:58 PM
The car is going to be a welcome addition to our existing Citroen 2CV fleet that specialise in our Wanaka based Central Otago vineyard tours, wine tasting, local produce, sightseeing, off roading and garden visits.
Wanaka has also just recently had it's inaugural Farmer's Market, so watch this space for more news on this and any associated Wanaka news, and how the car performs on our drive down from Christchurch, through the MacKenzie Country, over the beautiful snow tussock landscape of the Lindis Pass, and over the Red Bridge by Luggate to home [which is midway between Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea and just 5 mins. from each].
posted by Funny French Cars # 2:27 PM
This is 2 CV Tin Tin decorated with wedding ribbons...
After we enjoyed this wonderful celebration we met about 23 other 2CV cars and their owners from all over New Zealand, for a full New Zealand 2CV rally.
We went cross country via the Old Dunstan Road across Central Otago [inc. vineyards and wine tasting en-route], thru the Haast Pass to New Zealand's South Westland World Heritage Area inc. Westland National Park. From here we travelled north casually to the famous Wild Foods Festival at Hokitika.
The group always tries to park together near French cafes. Our car Tin Tin is on the left...
posted by Funny French Cars # 2:20 PM
Netting, at Rippon Vineyard in March, to stop the birds from doing the harvest...
posted by Funny French Cars # 7:02 PM
Welcome to our new newsletter page, where we'll be able to give you up-to-date news as to what is happening seasonally in the beautiful area we operate in.
This is a new facility though and still under testing, so thanks for your patience.
posted by Funny French Cars # 8:29 AM
rain at last
hi , finally we are experiencing a rainy day, in central otago wine regions we are as close to a desert as NZ gets, our low rainfall and high extreme temperatures, both summer and winter are a major factor in the success of the pinot noir grape growing here and the gorgeous fruity wines produced in our sunny central otago region, to find our more just contact us. we are able to assist in your choice of wine adventure as we personally tailor each tour to your requirements and interests. we can also advise on some our other wonderful local attractions and often end the tour by dropping u off at a local recommended restaurant or assist with grocery shopping b4 returning u to your accomodation to enjoy a relaxed evening. posted by Funny French Cars # 12:03 PM
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
well into summer
hi all,we are well into summer here in lovely central otago, the grapes are forming on the vines and the little 2cv,s have been buzzing around the vineyards, we have a couple of new tasting rooms opened on our trail, and we struggle with our flexible tours to get around all of those tastings offered in the cromwell and bannockburn regions, we can also cover alexandra and gibston, just ask? and of course our local winery in wanaka( Rippon,) Many of the wineries are thinking outside the square so to speak and releaseing new styles of wine , some lovely desert wines now available and even those who dont enjoy sweet wines are buying these. the knowledge from the tasting rooms is outstanding so if u want a relaxed fun filled tour, flexible to suit your requirements, then give us a call, so many of our tours are thru word of mouth, bookings recommended although soon we hope to have Claudette certified to join the funny french cars, hope u all had a merry xmas and ready for a gr8 new years celebration, cheers julie and team @ funnyfrnchcars.co.nz posted by Funny French Cars # 9:30 AM
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Claudette
claudette has arrived to join the stable of funny french cars wine tours, Her history is impressive and the dvd that came with her of her travells is amazing, to think this spunky 2cv has travelled the world and landed in wanaka to join the central otago wine tours circuit with funny french cars.Claudette will need to become certified b4 beginning her career meandering around central otago,s, wineries.
meanwhile winter in wanaka and central otago has been foggy compared to usual resulting in lighter frosts, but for the skiers who love the central otago slopes, they have had a bumper year. snow everywhere.
Deane guided a tasting in Tin Tin today taking 3 great fun customers on an enjoyable tour thru the bannockburn , cromwell and onto gibston regions, a memoriable day had by all,
be in touch soon, julie posted by Funny French Cars # 9:58 PM
Friday, November 21, 2008
A new classic French Citroen 2CV for the Wanaka wine tours and other trips.
We're off to Christchurch soon to take delivery of a new [to us] 1985 Black and Silver Citroen 2CV. We were so excited all the details got jumbled, but it's something like it's been restored and driven over the The Silk Road on it's way to New Zealand, and maybe it's even been through Africa - we'll know more when we see it as apparently it's adorned with stickers from it's travels.The car is going to be a welcome addition to our existing Citroen 2CV fleet that specialise in our Wanaka based Central Otago vineyard tours, wine tasting, local produce, sightseeing, off roading and garden visits.
Wanaka has also just recently had it's inaugural Farmer's Market, so watch this space for more news on this and any associated Wanaka news, and how the car performs on our drive down from Christchurch, through the MacKenzie Country, over the beautiful snow tussock landscape of the Lindis Pass, and over the Red Bridge by Luggate to home [which is midway between Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea and just 5 mins. from each].
posted by Funny French Cars # 2:27 PM
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wanaka Wedding Tour and onto a full New Zealand 2 CV adventure
Recently Dean, myself and our two boys Bryron and Tristin travelled to Invercargill to help our friends celebrate their wedding by supplying three of our Citroen 2CV cars.This is 2 CV Tin Tin decorated with wedding ribbons...
After we enjoyed this wonderful celebration we met about 23 other 2CV cars and their owners from all over New Zealand, for a full New Zealand 2CV rally.
We went cross country via the Old Dunstan Road across Central Otago [inc. vineyards and wine tasting en-route], thru the Haast Pass to New Zealand's South Westland World Heritage Area inc. Westland National Park. From here we travelled north casually to the famous Wild Foods Festival at Hokitika.
The group always tries to park together near French cafes. Our car Tin Tin is on the left...
posted by Funny French Cars # 2:20 PM
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Central Otago Vineyard Season
With the occasional exception of Australia, the majority of Southern Hemisphere harvesting occurs between the months of February and April with some cool climate sites like Central Otago, New Zealand picking late harvest wine grapes in June.Netting, at Rippon Vineyard in March, to stop the birds from doing the harvest...
posted by Funny French Cars # 7:02 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Newsletter page for Funny French Cars
HiWelcome to our new newsletter page, where we'll be able to give you up-to-date news as to what is happening seasonally in the beautiful area we operate in.
This is a new facility though and still under testing, so thanks for your patience.
posted by Funny French Cars # 8:29 AM
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