Mount Langi GhiranJUST returning from a weekend of pure indulgence visiting the Mt Langi winery and vineyards nestled in the ranges on the southern edge of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria.
CHEESE has come a very long way since the days of squares of Coon stabbed on to toothpicks with one hand while firmly grasping your stubby with the other.
Voyager Estate reminds me of the Miles Davis Album titled Birth of the Cool. In 1991, Michael Wright bought the former Freycinet vineyard and began a transformation, which would now be one of the most spectacular wineries in Australia.
FOR those who have traveled or lived overseas there is one thing that doesn’t change and that is coming back to Perth and being able to enjoy the spectacular and tranquil views along our coastline and the Swan River.
WHENEVER you travel interstate or for that matter overseas you never want to look like a tourist (never go out with a West Coast Eagles jumper on it’s a dead give away).
The other night I was searching my cellar for something to drink and came across a bottle of 1996 Houghton’s White Burgundy I had buried below a pile other ready-to-drink wines.
Food and wine matching is like going to a desperate and dateless ball, you never know what you will end up with unless you are prepared to give it a bit of experiment.
VIC Kordic and the team at Chestnut Grove now enjoy the comforts of a new state-of-the-art million-dollar winery and cellar door facility. Vic and his wife, Katharina, will be able to tell you that the facilities they have now are a far cry from the t...
IF like me, you are one of those people who squeeze, sniff, fondle and finger the fruit and vegetables in search of the ultimate prized item to add to your weekly basket, then you will need to read on, because after some in-depth prodding
THERE are times when the fine line between business and pleasure blurs. When meeting a regular contact for dinner might be dressed up as a social occasion, yet may involve some ulterior motive, be it a job or a business oppotunity.
THESE days we tend to organise our shopping around convenience. Which has seen the disappearance of the neighbourhood grocery store and, for the most part, the local butcher’s shop.
THE demanding pressures of work took on a new meaning last week when I assigned myself the stressful and exerting job of tasting through the current release of reds and whites from the Penfolds stable.So demanding was this task that I gave myself t...
