Receive free wine in exchange for pricing feedback? Did I hear that right? Yes in fact I did! Newcomer to the scene Ditch the Pitch (DTP) are wine aficionados who are wanting to put the power back into the consumers hands when it comes to wine buying. At the recent UnWined Western Australia boutique wine…
It’s easy to find good food these days, but not so easy to find good food at a wallet friendly price. After weighing up my options for dinner choices in the suburb of Victoria Park in Perth last night I finally decided on a rather out there choice. I hadn’t been recommended this restaurant but…
I am always a sucker for a good story behind how a winery got its start in the wine world. Myalup Vines Winery is situated in the Geographe wine region in Western Australia. It is a small family owned boutique winery and I had a great afternoon learning about how they came about. The story…
I have to admit my interest level for the Good Food & Wine Show (GFWS) jumped through the roof when I found out one of the main sponsors for the event is Riedel. I have long been a fan of the Austrian glassware company. When I was merely 18 I was lucky enough to have…
I like the whole package. The complete food, wine and good company package. If you can manage to get these 3 together in a room then you’re onto a good thing. On a recent trip out to Jarrah Ridge Wines in the Swan Valley I found that they too liked the whole package. Our commonality…
After spending 6 weeks in the premiere Spanish wine region of the Penedès in Catalonia I can honestly say that I will never look at the Spanish sparkling wine – Cava – the same ever again. My complete outlook on this bursting bubbly has done a 360-degree swirl; from only knowing a certain blacked out…
In Venice wine bars are simply not just wine bars. To the locals they are known as ‘Bacaro’. Back at home, wine bars are these swanky, overly posh and spacious area’s which I have to admit are full of that traditional pretentiousness that comes with wine drinking. On my recent trip to Venice I came…
Everyone knows Tuscan wines, particularly Chianti but when you’re planning on visiting the famed Tuscan wine country – it is not so easy to work out where to go and how to get there. Let alone making reservations to visit wineries. Tuscany is not public transport friendly. As I have a Eurail train pass, I…
Roma 1. Pizza Tonde Da Asporto Corner of Via D.Fontana & Via M.Boiardo Top tip: Never buy pizza from a ‘Kebab/Pizza’ shop – I know it was stupid to even attempt it, the only good thing was the tomato sauce was made from some nice fresh tomatoes. Absolute rip off however – 2 slices (more…