Slipstream - March 2016

Wine and Cheese but No Mustard: March Drive Preview
By Tom Martin, Sunday Drive Chair
Ah, spring. That time of year when a young
man’s fancy turns to the ladies, and a mature man’s fancy
turns to . . . getting the Porsche out of hibernation and
back on the road for the driving season! And with spring
just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about
where and when to purge the winter cobwebs from your
Porsche.
Consider the inaugural event of the 2016 Sunday
Drive Program: “Would You Have Any Grey Poupon?”
– The Mitas Hill Vineyard Tour. The Drive will be held
later this month on Sunday, March 20. The starting
point is the parking lot of Fry’s Electronics, located at
700 East Plano Parkway in Plano. Start time is 1:00 pm,
so plan to get there a little early to sign up and attend
the Drivers’ Briefing.
The route is a breezy 62.1-mile jaunt (exactly 100 km,
in keeping with the Continental theme). Once out of
the confines of the urban sprawl, the route reverts to the
solitude of obscure roads that lead to bucolic places like
the Mitas Hill Vineyard.
Upon arrival at the Vineyard, Mavericks can elect to
take a tour of the vineyard, conducted on a farm wagon
with bench seats, pulled by the grounds’ tractor. Vineyard
tours take about 1.5 hours. Another option is to
indulge in a wine tasting, where a flight of four wines can
be enjoyed. One could even go “full wine and cheese”
with the house’s “Little Slice of Heaven,” a food and wine
pairing flight. The Vineyard also houses a full restaurant
for fine dining. The menu includes exotic Wagyu beef
steaks, as well as gourmet Neapolitan pizzas wood fired
in a brick oven.
Of course, attendees are not required to participate
in any of the destination’s offerings, so if one desires,
one may head straight home after the Drive, following
their own route.
If you plan on attending the Drive, it is imperative
that you RSVP before the Drive. Just shoot an e-mail to
tours@mavpca.org with a simple “I will be attending (by
myself, with my wife, with a friend, etc.)” and you’re in.
When you RSVP, it gives us an accurate account to supply
to the proprietor of the destination. Additionally, three
days before the Drive, you will receive an e-mail with the
following attachments: a Garmin .gdb file of the route, a
route overview, and turn-by-turn instructions.
Hope to see you and your Porsche out there!
20 March