Does anyone else decide what they’re going to eat based on the wine they want to drink? That’s how I tend to roll. I picked up this Pandemonium Estate 2013 Shiraz & Tempranillo earlier in the year from their cellar door and thought it’d be a tasty match for some home cooked paella.
It’s winter here in Australia, which makes me crave sipping on vino in warmer temperatures. It also doesn’t help that EVERYONE on social media is currently on holiday. I have been lucky enough to have lived, worked and visited a number of wine regions around the globe. And since there are no holiday plans in…
If you’re anything like me, the closer you can stay to wineries the better when on holiday. Even if you live in the same city/state as a specific wine region, sometime’s it’s best to turn your winery touring into a weekend or getaway – even if it’s only for a night or two it can…
Slow Roasted Pork Belly, Caramelised Onion and Spiced Apple Woodfired Pizza – where? what? who? I MUST try that! Yes this is pretty much what ran through my mind as soon as I heard about such an interesting sounding pizza concoction! The Laughin Barrel is a bit further up the Valley in Baskerville however it’s worth…
It’s a couple of days before Christmas/someone’s birthday/a big event and you’ve completely forgotten to buy a present for Mr & Mrs Smith…uh ohhh! Don’t fret because I have the perfect solution and the best bit is that you don’t even have to get those elbows out to get through the masses at the mall….
Seriously meat pies and wine – someone knows me well! Being a kiwi I grew up on mince & cheese pies, I love them to bits. So when I heard about Ugly Duckling Wines in the Swan Valley serving up gourmet pies how could I say no?? Ugly Duckling Wines is a small winery on…
Forget Rockpool or Hippo Creek, your next fine dining meal needs to be at Chesters Restaurant on West Swan Road. The food, the wine, the service and the ambiance of this winery restaurant is I hate to say it but it’s ‘totes awesome’ I won’t mislead you; this isn’t a five fork, 6 wine glasses…
Wine, chocolate, chocolate liqueur.. does life get any better? The master classes are at 11.30am every Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment at Providore (5123 West Swan Road) in the Swan Valley you can participate in a wine and chocolate master class for $30pp. You’ll try 4 chocolate liqueurs, 6 wines and 9 chocolates PLUS you will…
The Qantas Wine Awards are Western Australia’s most prestigious wine show which has been running since 1978. I was completely blown away to be invited along by the lovely team at Evans & Tate to the Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency in Perth. The night was full of glitter and glam as the winners of…