Hanging With The Cool Kids at Longview

When you're somewhat limited by the amount of events you can attend (ie when you have a baby), it's important to make sure that those you DO attend are worth your while.

This is why it wasn't a difficult choice to sign up for a day at Longview Winery for their Krush Klinic during the 2012 Crush Festival. We went along last year and had a great time, so we guessed (correctly) that it would be a safe bet this year.

In a nutshell, Longview have pulled together all the best elements of a food and wine festival, and then tweaked them to appeal to the 'cool kids'.

By attending this event, I was cool for a day, by default.

Seriously, it was like someone had grabbed some issues of Rip It Up, Attitude Magazine and Vice Magazine and brought them to life. There were fashion designers, street artists, writers, hippies, glamours, and an abundance of good looking, young people.

To entertain us during the day, we had 4 nationally acclaimed graffiti artists creating spectacular works of art on massive canvases, for us to vote on and for Longview to use as a wine label.

There were some party inducing DJs on the decks, and the odd spell of breakdancing to keep the mood light.

There was plenty of shade (or shelter if the pending storm hit, which it didn't... phew), a good selection of food (including something for the vegos) and lots of Longview's best wines.

One thing I didn't know about & wish I did, was the fact that Longview now have a B&B set up. I'll definitely be booking in to stay for a night/weekend sometime soon but missed out on that opportunity over Crush. Not to worry, I had a beautiful baby I had to take back from my lovely parents who had babysat for the day. There's always a silver lining!