Apparently it is this Tuscan city that turns your average person into an art gallery loving freak… Yes I could see how that could happen but in our case it did not. The simple reason is we would much rather buy a couple of nice bottles of Chianti than pay 11€ each to see David’s…
For me, collecting corks is like my own photo album of the wines I have drunk throughout my life. I come across a Dom Perignon cork and I remember back to a celebratory dinner I had in Dubai when I got a new job, I come across a Montefioralle cork and I remember back to…
I like the whole package. The complete food, wine and good company package. If you can manage to get these 3 together in a room then you’re onto a good thing. On a recent trip out to Jarrah Ridge Wines in the Swan Valley I found that they too liked the whole package. Our commonality…
The most important thing you need to know about Elizabeth Schneider is not that she is a Certified Sommelier nor a Certified Specialist of Wine but a woman who knows how to spot a great wine and why some do smell a little bit like goat poo. She is a wine educator that holds your…
Three countries in one day is what it took to get to Budapest – we traveled up through Slovenia to Vienna in Austria and then over to Budapest in Hungary. The 2nd leg of the journey was on one of the Austrian Rail’s OBB Railjet trains, which was very nice. It was basically like being…
The early start on leg seven of our adventure was rather refreshing. The cool morning air mixed with the heavy fog draping itself over Ljubljana’s castle and river was mystical. We were sad to be leaving Slovenia, as it is such a beautiful country from the scenery to the friendly welcoming people. It was on…
Yesterday I had my first Gold Class movie experience when I went to see The Avengers. It is an awesome idea: lazy boy seats, food and drink brought to you at different points throughout the movie. What more could you ask, it’s the ideal way to watch a movie. As I was sipping on my…
If you live in Australia or New Zealand you may have bumped into bottles of wine labeled as ‘cleanskins’. Simply put, it is a wine without marketing. On a cleanskin label the main details us, the consumers, receive is the name of the grape varieties used, the year of production and sometimes the region. Australian…
With my spending allowance in hand (my boyfriend was the watchful Bank Manager for the day) and my tasting glass dangling around my neck on my new yellow ‘wineglass necklace’ holder, I was ready to take on the Margaret River Vintage Festival at 11am on Saturday the 14th of April. The festival took place at…