When we go up to the Perth Hills, I can’t help but feel a million miles away from Perth City. I grew up in a small town so the thought of being away from the hustle & bustle of a busy city is more than welcomed. Usually when we go up to the hills for…
Some of you may not know that I’m a Kiwi – and one with itchy travelling feet apparently! When growing up, I spent most of my younger years in the Northland region of New Zealand. Northland is at the very top of the North Island of New Zealand and as they say is ‘subtropical’. Nowhere…
A year ago Mr. Spittoon and I made our first trip down to the Great Southern wine region. We spent a long weekend in Denmark and loved it! To us the region reminded us of New Zealand with the rolling hills, coastline and of course because of all the green. If we could we’d be…
I finally have had a moment to finish this blog post as we actually visited Edwards Wines in Margaret River last year and what a beautiful spot it is! It was our first stop on our way back to Perth on the Sunday morning and we showed up eagerly at the cellar door just as…
It was just so serene walking into the Windows Estate cellar door. Immediately all stress was left at the door and you just felt relaxed and caught that catchy laid back beach vibe of Margs. Typically when I visit Margaret River I have a handful of ‘must-visit’ wineries and the rest of the time I like…
The more ‘off the grid’ a winery is, the more it seems to entice me. And it’s these wineries which I hesitate blogging about or putting on social media because I really do want to keep them all to myself – no one likes to battle a crowd at their favourite winery right?! In this…
As most of you are aware, I recently teamed up with the good folk from Explore Tours Perth to run a ‘Travelling Corkscrew Wine Appreciation Tour’ of the Swan Valley. After literally weeks of anticipation and planning it finally took place on Saturday October 3rd (yes grand final day) and boy what a day it…
I know this post is well overdue seeing as Taste of Perth was last month but time just flies when you’re tasting wine every night right. Haha you all know what I mean! So Taste of Perth. In 2014 I raved about how I boycotted the foodie festival due to long lines and well heck I’m…
It dawned on me recently when Mr. Spittoon and I were cooking up a cheese toastie wrapped in bacon aka ‘the delicious heart attack’ (good call KL!), that a food which is known as the hero of all foods – bacon – has not yet been given the wine recognition it deserves. I dedicate this post…