Can I have Champagne with breakfast? I love breakfast. It’s a meal, which is totally acceptable to be either sweet or savoury. And breakfast is the perfect excuse to sip on wine at such am early hour of the day. Whoever came up with the idea of a Champagne breakfast is a total legend in…
I decided to take a drive today out to Northam in the Avon Valley today to check out the Easter weekend Vintage Festival. The festival was held at the Northam Recreation Centre (about an hour and a half drive from Perth) and it was AU$10 to enter. From antiques to swing dancers to vintage clothing…
You’ll end up leaving the vineyard as a friend rather than a visitor.. After seeing the announcement on the Swan Valley Winemakers Facebook page that Tyler’s Vineyard had released a 2013 wine, and a white Grenache to be exact, I just had to get over there are try it! I visited Tyler’s Vineyard shortly after…
Slow roasted pork belly truffle oil mash, shangi pac choy, apple foam, finished with a red wine jus…. It was only natural that I spent my 27th birthday at a winery. In January I was home in New Zealand for the first time in 3 years and not knowing where was good to go I…
Tapas, wine, paella, wine, pizza, wine, cheese, wine…. To celebrate the 2013 vintage the wineries of the Swan Valley are putting on fantastic events over March the 15th, 16th and 17th. Here is a quick look at what you can expect over the weekend. Make sure to book, as spaces may be limited! A Paella…
A completely new concept for a wine festival… On Sunday the 3rd of March I attended the first annual Valley and Vines (V&V) festival in the Swan Valley. It’s a completely new concept for a wine festival. You pre-decide which 3 venues you want to visit out of a choice of 6 and organise your…
I recently decided to venture from my lovely hub in the Swan Valley down to another spot of Western Australia’s gorgeous wine country – the Margaret River. It is an area of natural beauty where you are never too far from a booze stop, definitely my kind of place! I know I only licked the…
“Is 8am too early to try some wine?” The fermenting grape aromas, the mulching of the grapes going into the press and the winery workers stained with red juice and grape skins are all part of the glorious process of turning grapes into wine. Last weekend I was invited to spend a couple of hours…
I indulged to my heart’s content… I am sitting here at least 2 kilos heavier and with a smile just like the cat who got the cream. Or in my case, who got the wine and copious amount of goodies that mesmerizingly seduced my taste buds. I embarked on an Indulgence Winery Tour with the…