For our last dinner in Australia went to De’sendent, one of the few fine dining restaurants in the Margaret River area that is open for dinner, as most of the fine dining is at winery restaurants and only open for … Continue reading Dining in Australia: De’sendent
We are on holiday and therefore I wasn’t planning on doing a profile on a winery or wine region, even though we have been to some very nice cellar doors in the different regions we visited to stock up on … Continue reading Singlefile Great Southern Wines
On the final day of the wine tour, we visited two wineries in Southern Tassie. The first one was Pooley Wines. This family business was started in 1985. They have their own winery and two vineyards, apart from producing wine … Continue reading Australian Wine Tour Day 13: Southern Tasmania
We got up early today to do hike at Cataract Gorge before wine tasting. Today we visited three wineries at the east coast of Tasmania. The first one was Milton Vineyard, which originally was a farm with sheep and crops. … Continue reading Australian Wine Tour Day 12: Eastern Tasmania
The final wine region we visited in Victoria is Geelong. In the 1860s Geelong was the largest exporting region of wine in Australia. However, it was infected with phylloxera in 1875, which led to the downfall at that time. Only … Continue reading Australian Wine Tour Day 10: Geelong
The Mornington Peninsula has a cool maritime climate because it is surrounded by water on three sides. There are around 60 wineries, mostly family owned. The area specializes in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Although there were vines in the 1800s, … Continue reading Australian Wine Tour Day 9: Mornington Peninsula
This is the second day of the Aussie Wine Tour of the Association of Dutch Vinologists. Click here for the previous day. On the way from Sydney to Canberra we made a stop at Centennial Vineyards, the only vineyard in … Continue reading Australian Wine Tour Day 2: Centennial and Rebel Rebel
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