Today on the blog we welcome Adam Nicholls the Director of Wine Compass who offer winery tours in the Yarra Valley, Heathcote Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Adam shares with us 5 of his favourite small cellar doors in the Yarra Valley. Compared to other wine regions in Victoria, the Yarra Valley has more of a…
It seems only natural when we go only holiday, that I hunt out the closest wineries. Mr. Spittoon’s family actually live in Hamilton, which falls into the Waikato-Bay of Plenty wine region in New Zealand. Of the 10 or so wineries in the region, Vilagrad Wines is one and it’s only about a 15 minute…
Here’s a fun fact for you. When Mr. Spittoon and I arrived to Perth for a visit (which has now turned into a 5 year visit!), the very first Western Australian and Swan Valley cellar door we visited was in fact John Kosovich Wines. So the question is, why in 5 years have I not…
It’s always one of my favourite nights of the year. It’s a chance to get glammed up and catch up with a lot of the Swan Valley wine producers in the one spot. Not to mention a chance to celebrate the wonderful Swan Valley and its fabulous wines. This years Singapore Airlines Swan valley Wine…
When Mr. Spittoon and I were backpacking around Europe, Greece was on the must-do list. We made it as far as Sofia in Bulgaria. However due to a sudden unrest in Greece involving international trains not running and violent protests, after much deliberation we had to change our plans and instead flew to Rome. We…
What a year 2017 has been so far for Western Australia. If you’re not aware we have had a very cool summer with plenty of rain. So much rain in fact that some of the vineyards in the Swan Valley have literally been drowning. Unfortunately Sittella is one of those vineyards which has lost some…
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…
Yesterday we headed along to UnWined for the 4th year in a row – yes I might like this Perth wine and food festival just a little bit! Anything to support WA wines right? Mr. Spittoon and I had a fabulous time, we tried some great wines, hung out in the exclusive Club Lounge (it’s the…
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (or had a few too many wines perhaps) you probably know International Cabernet Day is nearly upon us for 2016. Twitter guru, Rick Bakas came up with the concept of #CabernetDay back in 2010 to celebrate how great the beloved Cabernet Sauvignon grape is around the world. Every…