Posts Tagged ‘wine’

Brookwood Estate, Cowaramup, Margaret River region

The stocky grey pony in the paddock harrumphed and tossed his mane haughtily at us when we arrived, demanding our attention. On our way to the cafe, we met Bella, former rescue pooch now happy winery dog, taking a very relaxed approach to her sentry duties. Later, as we crossed the lawn on the way […]

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A food lovers’ day out on Bruny Island, Tasmania

Our holiday in Hobart last year included a day trip to Bruny Island, located off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania. Bruny Island is nearly 100 km long and composed of two islands, North Bruny and South Bruny, which are separated by a long, narrow strip of land known as ‘the neck’. Armed with a map, […]

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The Cheese Barrel, Millendon, Swan Valley

On the way to the Lower Chittering Markets, we all spotted a sign with the word “Cheese” on it. Appealing thoughts of cheese remained with us even as we gobbled market foods, and on our drive home we headed back to that sign, making a detour to The Cheese Barrel, the Swan Valley’s first cheese […]

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Qantas epiQure lunch

Qantas Frequent Flyer has launched epiQure, its new food and wine online community. I’m thrilled to attend a five-course degustation lunch with Jac at Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth to celebrate the WA launch of epiQure. Stepping through Rockpool’s heavyset front doors, we make our way through the corridor past the carnivores’ dream …

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