Happy Birthday To Me I recently celebrated a 30-something birthday and my birth date can be both a blessing and a curse. Blessing: My birthday is held over the Australia Day long weekend and I am always guaranteed a ‘recovery’ day. Curse: It can be really difficult to try and get friends together, as it is a…
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…
I needed a break from wine. I bet you never thought you would read those words from me. You may have read my post about my parents visit a few weeks ago when we went on a massive tasting journey throughout the Swan Valley and Perth Hills. After 16 wineries we decided to mix it…
Being a seasoned wine festival goer I have picked up on some handy tips and tricks along the way to make sure a day out at a wine festival is fantastic (and that I can still stand at the end of it!). Here’s my guide to surviving and wine festival: Water! It goes without saying really….
The menu is set up as a tapas/sharing plate menu, however there is one September dish that I would reccomend you not to share at any costs, it is just too darn good! I honestly don’t know why it’s taken me this long to get to Lamont’s as they have such a great reputation and…
There is a classy cool elegance about Black Swan Winery. Two of my favourite things about this Swan Valley property came about before I even stepped foot inside! First there was the ‘Black Swan shuttle service bus’ parked out front which shows this spot likes to have a bit of fun, yet in a responsible…
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…
After 15 years of selling off their grapes to commercial wineries, the Tyler’s thought it was about time they started producing wine of their own. In preparation of owning and running a vineyard they have brought up triplets who are now 11 years old – geeeze I bet once you have accomplished this feat then…