VISITING OATLEY VINEYARD
COVID 19 Safety Briefing
We hope these precautions will keep us all safe and allow you to relax and enjoy your visit in outdoor, spacious surroundings with sanitised facilities. We have accreditation from Visit England's "Good-to-Go" scheme and the more rigorous AA Covid-19-confident detination, which means our risk assessment, customer arrangements, website explanation and this briefing have been independently audited. We, Iain, Jane, Ned and Paula are fully vaccinated and boosted.
Keeping everyone safe is our top priority. If you or any of your party are showing symptoms or have been in recent contact with COVID-19 please cancel. We will happily rebook and will not be at all upset by short notice.
Our private guided tasting is just for your party under an open-sided gazebo in front of the farmhouse, with plenty of space. There is no need to wear a face covering unless you wish to.
Hand sanitiser is available on our serving table and outside the house.
Tasting glasses are washed in our dishwasher at sterilising temperature and set out with careful hygiene.
You are welcome to picnic in the vineyard. There are private, well-spaced spots with tables and chairs in the vineyard which you can walk to, or drive to over the grass provided the ground is not too soft. Or bring a rug or picnic chairs of your own if you prefer. One of the tables in the picnic area is under a gazebo.
Our bottles-to-go are carefully hygienically packed in cardboard boxes, usually several days before sale..
Our visitor toilet is in the house, close to the door. The hallway and bathroom will be well ventilated. If you need to wait please do so outside the house because the corridor is too narrow for distancing. There will be soap, hand-sanitiser, antiseptic spray, paper towels and a non-touch pedal bin for you to use. The toilet, washbasin and touch points, including dispensers, are disinfected regularly. Please put used paper towel and any wipes in the bin, not the toilet. The drainage/septic tank doesn't cope with wet strength!
Iain and Jane Awty
Oatley Vineyard
2023