Grand Opening

Ta dah! The grand opening was a lovely evening and a fantastic party. We had a very large crowd gathered to celebrate. I believe the number was 160-175 or so guests. There was rounds and rounds of different finger foods and the wine flowed continually through the evening.

The guests arriving from Auckland came aboard the private, chartered ferry and a private bus from the ferry to Cable Bay. A majority of our guests arrived in this large swarm from the ferry, but there were several locals too. Everyone started upstairs in the restaurant, then was escorted via a guide through the Cable Bay facility. A group of actors were hired to play various roles throughout the facility. We had a couple getting engaged in the wine bar, a mad man scientist working on the perfect blend of wine in the tasting room, grumpy executives in our conference room, some fantastic tap dancers in the white cellar room, and a funny church-ish scene in the red cellar room. After the tour, the groups ended up in what will be the vineyard production facility. Cable Bay was unable to set up all of our barrels, casts, bottling, and such equipment yet. Therefore, our vineyard production facility is currently a very large open room. The main part of the party took place downstairs in the vineyard area. They also had hired a cover band for the music’s entertainment.

Overall, the evening was enjoyed by many. Working it was not quite as much fun as being a guest, but I was still able to enjoy some fine wine and nibble on the copious amounts of food.

CB Grand Opening