I say we make changes, no longer should there be an ABC Club (aka Anything But Chardonnay) but more so and rightly so, it should be the ‘Anything But Crappy Chardonnay’ Club. I literally scoff at the number of people who I meet who say they’ll never touch a Chardonnay with a 30-foot pole. I…
Most people are familiar with the term ‘day drinking’ and in my opinion people either love it or hate it. Basically, the term means drinking before the sun goes down, and for those under 30 – drinking copious amounts and being in bed by 6pm (I’m not admitting that this may or may not be based…
New Year’s Resolutions don’t all have to be about losing weight and going to the gym. Why not this year make some resolutions that you’ll stick to? Obviously if you’re here reading this, then you love wine so I say that we all make resolutions that we’ll stick to because they’re on a topic we…
As 2016 draws to a close, it’s time to look in the wine cellar and consider what’s in-store for the Travelling Corkscrew in 2017. This past year has involved a fair share of wine (no surprise there), wine travel and of course one of the biggest events for the TC – the Mr. & Mrs…
Building a new home is an exciting process. However in my opinion it is important to familiarise yourself with the stages of building a house and those moments that you ‘must’ celebrate by cracking a bottle of champagne! As most you know, Mr. Spittoon and I built a house in the Swan Valley a few years ago…
Who doesn’t love to look at wine (and food and cat) pictures? I know it’s not just me who can spend hours aimlessly trawling through social media, and yes typically with a glass of wine in hand. Fast becoming one of my favourite channels to do this on is Instagram. I am just a little bit…
Today on the blog we welcome Rachel Noonan, the owner and operator behind the kids & baby online shop – Bubbalove. The parent-daughter team are based in Fremantle and have a huge selection of kids toys and products available online for delivery around the world (over $50 orders are free in Aussie!). Being Perth locals…
Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Nuffnang and Vinomofo. I was asked to give my opinion on buying wine through the Vinomofo website in exchange for a complimentary 6-pack of wine. I first bought wine through Vinomofo in 2013. Veuve Clicquot 2004 was selling at a crazy deal with free shipping and I…
What a year it has been for the Travelling Corkscrew! We have tried so many new wines, visited a number of new wineries, held our own exclusive TC wine tour in the Swan Valley and yes we admit we have suffered from the wine flu just a couple of times throughout the year. I wanted…