1. Denmark and Margaret River, WA
We did a day tour of the wineries with" Wine for Dudes" tours. We stopped at Aden Park, Tassel Park, Howard's Park ( Madfish wines) and Haystead Hill which also included a divine pizza lunch and wine blending. We stopped at a cheese farm, a chocolate place, a coffee roastery and a brewery too. It was a wonderful day out. The next day we did our own thing at a few more wineries. Margaret River accounts for something like 3 percent of Australia's total wine production but produces 20 percent of their premium wines.
2. Hunter Valley, NSW
We did a side trip here from Sydney. One lazy lunch, Neil challenged me to write a 2 minute summary of Hunter Valley. Both our efforts are copied below.
Neil
Branding best. Friendliness very good. Food great, creative but expensive. Semillon very interesting, especially aging for 25 to 30 years. Scenery, Architecture average. Shiraz and Chardonnay ( wooded ) very good. Chardonnay maybe best of New World, Shiraz good but overall very pricey.
Mc Guigan best for value and quality award winners. Tyrell's aged Semillon unique. Accom. pricey but good. Fat Boys for great value lunch. Dinner fantastic at Royal Oak- very creative and local produce.
Gail
It's hot today but we're having a cool time. Tasting wine at De Julius, Two Fat Blokes for lunch, go to Tyrell's where Neil is chuffed to be mistaken for a wine writer; asking all the intellectual questions and scoring the aged Vat 1 for tasting. Even got 25 percent discount on the bottle we bought " because you're in the Industry! " He ! He! Tempus 2 branding right up there. McGuigan - best Semillon in the world 2013. Stayed at The Grange on Broke Rd, Chris even baked us banana muffins for breakfast. Harvest in full swing. Gotta get the red grapes in now before the Feb thunderstorms. Locals rate dinner @ 221 @ The Royal Oak Hotel in Cessnock - best mushroom ravioli I have ever tasted!!
3.Riverlands, SA
Large producer of grapes for mass production for big companies. The grapes are trucked between NSW, SA and Victoria to giant wine producing plants on a scale we haven't seen anywhere else.
4. Barossa Valley, SA
We spent a few nights here in Tanunda, another really sleepy place where the most nightlife we found was watching TV in the motel room. It's probably the most scenic of the Australian wine regions with great drives and excellent cellar doors for wine tasting. Big reds come from here and names you may know include Wolf Blass, Yalumba, Penfold's, Jacob's Creek and Turkey Flat. These estates all have various ranges and at the lower end they mass produce consistent wines for the export market. The premium wines will be the ones grown in the Barossa itself, some even single vineyard labels, with limited release and sky rocketing price tags.
5.McClaren Vale, SA
Shiraz, Shiraz, Shiraz. We particularly enjoyed the cellar door at Rosemount.
6.Coonawarra, SA
You just have to visit a wine region when it's called Coonawarra. We did a tasting at Wynn's.
7. Yarra Valley, Victoria
The afternoon we arrived they had a power failure in the region and many Estates just closed. There were also bushfires threatening the area. We visited the Tarrawarra Vineyard cellar door and stayed in a motel in Healsville, eating anti pasta from the deli counter and enjoying the local wine.
We did a day tour of the wineries with" Wine for Dudes" tours. We stopped at Aden Park, Tassel Park, Howard's Park ( Madfish wines) and Haystead Hill which also included a divine pizza lunch and wine blending. We stopped at a cheese farm, a chocolate place, a coffee roastery and a brewery too. It was a wonderful day out. The next day we did our own thing at a few more wineries. Margaret River accounts for something like 3 percent of Australia's total wine production but produces 20 percent of their premium wines.
2. Hunter Valley, NSW
We did a side trip here from Sydney. One lazy lunch, Neil challenged me to write a 2 minute summary of Hunter Valley. Both our efforts are copied below.
Neil
Branding best. Friendliness very good. Food great, creative but expensive. Semillon very interesting, especially aging for 25 to 30 years. Scenery, Architecture average. Shiraz and Chardonnay ( wooded ) very good. Chardonnay maybe best of New World, Shiraz good but overall very pricey.
Mc Guigan best for value and quality award winners. Tyrell's aged Semillon unique. Accom. pricey but good. Fat Boys for great value lunch. Dinner fantastic at Royal Oak- very creative and local produce.
Gail
It's hot today but we're having a cool time. Tasting wine at De Julius, Two Fat Blokes for lunch, go to Tyrell's where Neil is chuffed to be mistaken for a wine writer; asking all the intellectual questions and scoring the aged Vat 1 for tasting. Even got 25 percent discount on the bottle we bought " because you're in the Industry! " He ! He! Tempus 2 branding right up there. McGuigan - best Semillon in the world 2013. Stayed at The Grange on Broke Rd, Chris even baked us banana muffins for breakfast. Harvest in full swing. Gotta get the red grapes in now before the Feb thunderstorms. Locals rate dinner @ 221 @ The Royal Oak Hotel in Cessnock - best mushroom ravioli I have ever tasted!!
3.Riverlands, SA
Large producer of grapes for mass production for big companies. The grapes are trucked between NSW, SA and Victoria to giant wine producing plants on a scale we haven't seen anywhere else.
4. Barossa Valley, SA
We spent a few nights here in Tanunda, another really sleepy place where the most nightlife we found was watching TV in the motel room. It's probably the most scenic of the Australian wine regions with great drives and excellent cellar doors for wine tasting. Big reds come from here and names you may know include Wolf Blass, Yalumba, Penfold's, Jacob's Creek and Turkey Flat. These estates all have various ranges and at the lower end they mass produce consistent wines for the export market. The premium wines will be the ones grown in the Barossa itself, some even single vineyard labels, with limited release and sky rocketing price tags.
5.McClaren Vale, SA
Shiraz, Shiraz, Shiraz. We particularly enjoyed the cellar door at Rosemount.
6.Coonawarra, SA
You just have to visit a wine region when it's called Coonawarra. We did a tasting at Wynn's.
7. Yarra Valley, Victoria
The afternoon we arrived they had a power failure in the region and many Estates just closed. There were also bushfires threatening the area. We visited the Tarrawarra Vineyard cellar door and stayed in a motel in Healsville, eating anti pasta from the deli counter and enjoying the local wine.
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