It’s hard to believe we are already 1 month into 2018. The Swan Valley wine region (Western Australia) has already started harvest for the 2018 vintage. And with the start of the vintage comes questions about what the ’18 wines will be like and what the world of wine bring us this year. While pondering…
I figured it was about time I got on the infographic bandwagon (it only took a couple of glasses of wine for liquid courage). Thanks to free online infographic tools like Canva.com – I have now been able to turn some of my blog posts into wine infographics for your viewing pleasure. I already feel a…
I love Christmas, I love wine (obviously) and I also get a bit crafty after 4 glasses of vino. So therefore this year I thought I would deck the house with wine-inspired Christmas decorations and of course share my creations with you. These Christmas wine decorations are easy, cheap and I have to admit, look…
If you didn’t catch my social media posts on the weekend, you missed out!! Just kidding.. I will give you a full recap here on the blog! I finally made it to one of the Urban Wine Walks in Perth. They typically sell out in what seems like minutes, so thankfully one of my organised,…
This is the second installment from my recent special guest blogger – my Dad. He is currently travelling in Myanmar (formerly Burma) with my Mum and family friends. If you haven’t already check out his first post on Monte di Vino Lodge and here’s a bit about the Aythaya Vineyard tour they went on….
It’s funny, when I heard ALDI Supermarkets were opening in Perth, it took me back to my time spent in London in 2012. Mr. Spittoon and I were staying with extended family at the time, trying to find jobs to determine whether we’d set up shop in London Town for a few years. We were…
I haven’t yet visited James Estate in the Hunter Valley – but it’s definitely on my wine-travel bucket list now. You may have seen over the last couple of months on social media that I have been tasting my way through some new release samples from the team at James Estate, and I’m convinced!
2017 is a very special year for Faber Vineyard in Perth’s Swan Valley as this month (September) they’ll be celebrating their 20th birthday! We have been out for cellar door tastings on a number of occasions (they are just up the road from Feral Brewery in Baskerville) alongside attending one of their well-known long-table lunches.
It’s always one of my favourite nights of the year. It’s a chance to get glammed up and catch up with a lot of the Swan Valley wine producers in the one spot. Not to mention a chance to celebrate the wonderful Swan Valley and its fabulous wines. This years Singapore Airlines Swan valley Wine…