This post is sponsored by Laithwaites Wine Australia. Winter for most of us, means cool temperatures, large wooly jumpers, roaring fire places and warming winter wines. The question I get asked a lot from family, friends and wonderful wine lovers on social media is, which wine is best for winter? Firstly let’s get some winter…
Fresh, Fruity, Floral and Fair is what Loire Valley wine is all about. And today I want to take you on a journey throughout this hidden gem of a wine region. In May 2023 I was lucky enough to visit France’s Loire Valley on a sponsored wine trip which you can read about here. I…
When Loire Valley Wines approached me to be flown over to France to experience their region on a 4-day Loire Valley wine trip, I thought they were joking. Seriously there were emails going back and forth for nearly 6 months before I actually believed it. I also wasn’t sure if I could actually go as…
Yes there is a day for everything – including wine made from Sauvignon Blanc! If you haven’t heard, every year on the first Friday in May every year is International Sauvignon Blanc Day Which means the next International Sauv Blanc Day is on Friday 2nd of May 20245 I love celebrating international wine days as they…
International Viognier Day is one of the newer days on the international wine days calendar. It was started in 2021 by the team at Yalumba Wines who are synonymous with making Viognier in Australia. Viognier Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April every year, so make sure it’s in your calendar for next…
Don’t you love the world we live in? We don’t even have to leave our house, or even get up off the couch to have wine delivered directly to our doors. Having tried and tested a number of wine clubs and wine subscription boxes over the years, I thought it was about time I put…
Seeing as my Gifts For Wine Lovers in Australia blog post is so popular, I thought it would be a great idea to do a blog post dedicated to wine gifts packs available in Australia seeing as the former focuses on accessories. There are some absolutely delicious looking wine gift packs available this year, so…
I was kindly invited to test out the Halliday Wine Club for 6-months as part of a review for this blog. All opinions are my own and as always, I encourage you to drink what you enjoy. The Halliday Wine Club is one of the newest wine subscription services to enter the Australian market. It…
On the 13th of March every year we say Happy Birthday to Riesling and celebrate International Riesling Day! The brainchild behind this delicious day on the wine days calendar was the Wines of Germany trade group who in 2019 declared that the 13th of March 1435 was the official birthday of Riesling. Which by my…