I have been meaning to visit Fig Tree Estate ever since they opened their cellar door in 2014. I have been in the area (Millendon) a few times but unfortunately they were closed when I was driving past. They are just up the road from Lamonts and around the corner from Tyler’s Vineyard which makes it…
In 2017 I have set out to visit all the Swan Valley wineries and blog about them. Recently Mr. Spittoon and I thought we’d do the Toodyay Road strip which consists of Garbin Estate Wines, Jane Brook Estate and finishing off at The Tap at Chapel Farm for lunch. It was the perfect way to…
2017 is the year for visiting the Swan Valley Wineries (for me and you)! On the 2nd of January this year I set myself a goal – to re-visit all the wineries in the Swan Valley and blog about them. I want to keep my Swan Valley Wineries Guide as fresh as possible, as it’s quite a popular…
I hear it time and time again, ‘but the Swan Valley is so far away’ – and that’s coming from people who live in Perth! I understand for some it is a bit of a trek but when you meet Perthians who have been to the SV once or twice in their lives and are…
TC readers you are uber lucky today as I’ve managed to persuade Caroline Taylor – Swan Valley Humane Food Ambassador to share with us an exclusive recipe of hers in the lead up to her role as the MC at this year’s most fabulous foodie event in Perth – the Entwined in the Valley Degustation…
Last month we visited The Henley Brook on West Swan Road for the first time. We’d heard a lot about this new pub and restaurant in our neck of the woods yet every time we attempted to go there, it was fully booked. Despite the annoyance of this, we thought it must be a good sign….
Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to a Great Southern Pinot Noir Masterclass at the Petition wine bar. The tasting consisted of 10 Pinot’s from WA’s Great Southern wine region, plus a couple of extra surprises from the cellar. I definitely learned a thing or two and I feel I have some…
We all dream of owning a vineyard – it sounds so romantic doesn’t it? For a night, Mr. Spittoon and I pretended we did when we stayed at Upper Reach’s luxury spa cottage in the Swan Valley. We had a wonderful time and naturally a lot of wine was consumed. Here is what we got up to…
As most of you know, I’m not a born and breed Perthian. I’ve been in WA since 2012 and I just can’t seem to bring myself to leave. There’s the fantastic weather (which we all have to admit isn’t bad, even in winter), there’s the vibrant, beautiful city on the banks of the Swan River and then…