It’s that time of year again! Every February & March local Swan Valley winery, Upper Reach hold a number of Twilight Concerts on their lawn. It’s an evening full of music, picnics and of course wine. As the team at Upper Reach say, ‘what happens on the lawn, stays on the lawn’.
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…
What’s not to love about all you can drink Champagne, gourmet food (seafood, salads, meats, cheese, sushi, desserts & more) and possibly the best customer service of your life? If you’re visiting Kuala Lumpur – Sunday Brunch at The Ritz Carlton needs to be on the ‘must-do list’. It definitely was the highlight of our 5-day…
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…
Seriously with a combo like that – food, wine and sequins – what’s not to like! Recently I attended a 5 course wine lunch to get to know Great Southern winery – Brave New Wine (BNW) and Perth small bar – No Mafia just a little bit better. Andries (one part of the husband and…
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…
We have all been faced with the issue of transporting wine from one place to another without breaking it. The thought of losing your precious wine due to not taking the time to pack it as safely as possible is an indescribable thought.
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…
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…