Tag: Wineries & Cellar Doors

Destination Guides, Mornington Peninsula

15 Best Wineries on the Mornington Peninsula

The Mornington Peninsula is one of the most beautiful and most popular wine regions in Australia. Located in southeast Victoria, the Mornington Peninsula is fringed by beaches with crystal clear water, and filled with wineries, orchards, dairies and excellent restaurants. It’s easily one of the best day trips or weekends away from Melbourne. There are more than 200 wineries in the region, and 50 cellar … Continue reading 15 Best Wineries on the Mornington Peninsula

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Destination Guides, Yarra Valley

The 15 Best Yarra Valley Wineries to Visit

The Yarra Valley is one of the bes wine regions in Australia, and is one of the best day trips or weekend getaways from Melbourne. If you haven’t experienced Australia’s wine country before, the Yarra Valley is a great place to start! There are more than 70 wineries in the Yarra Valley, dozens of which have cellar doors (tasting romos) where you can do wine … Continue reading The 15 Best Yarra Valley Wineries to Visit

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Adelaide Hills

The Best Wineries in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia

The Adelaide Hills wine region is one of the best wine regions in Australia, with more than 90 wineries and 50 cellar doors, many of which are household names in Australia and internationally recognised overseas. The elegant, cool-climate wines of the Adelaide Hills offer a surprising contrast to the warm-climate wines of the neighbouring Barossa Valley to the north, and McLaren Vale to the south, … Continue reading The Best Wineries in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia

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Burgundy

The Best Wineries in Burgundy to Visit: The Côte d’Or Wine Region

Burgundy is one of the best wine regions in France, and one of the most famous wine regions in the world. As far as wine tourism goes, there aren’t many better places to spend a few days enjoying the wine country lifestyle, than in beautiful Burgundy. In this guide, I’ve shared the best wineries that we visited in Burgundy’s Côte d’Or wine region, which is … Continue reading The Best Wineries in Burgundy to Visit: The Côte d’Or Wine Region

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California, Central Coast, Destination Guides, Los Angeles, Nature, San Francisco, USA

California Road Trip: Big Sur & Pacific Coast Highway (San Francisco-Los Angeles)

The Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most legendary road trips in the world. The famous USA road trip hugs the California coastline and is renowned for it’s rugged coastal scenery, especially the dramatic stretch of coastline known as Big Sur. A one month trip around the USA & Canada was the perfect time to finally take a road trip in the USA. I’d … Continue reading California Road Trip: Big Sur & Pacific Coast Highway (San Francisco-Los Angeles)

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Victorian Goldfields

Heathcote on Show: A Winter Wine Weekend in the Goldfields

Every winter, the charming Goldfields town of Heathcote becomes a hotbed of activity for the annual Heathcote on Show wine festival. Dozens of winemakers from across the Heathcote wine regio take over more than 20 venues in the centre of town, making the main street of Heathcote a one-stop shop for some of the best wines in the country. Heathcote on Show is held on … Continue reading Heathcote on Show: A Winter Wine Weekend in the Goldfields

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High Country Victoria

A Weekend in the King Valley & High Country Victoria

Victoria’s High Country is one of the best places in Victoria for a weekend getaway from Melbourne. High Country encompasses Victoria’s northeast, including the Alpine Region and the King Valley wine region. The region boomed during Australia’s Gold Rush in the 1850s and many of the towns in the area have been beautifully preserved, especially the largest, Beechworth. With so much to see & do … Continue reading A Weekend in the King Valley & High Country Victoria

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Daylesford & The Macedon Ranges, Food & Drink, Nature

A Day Trip to Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges

The elegant spa town of Daylesford & the surrounding Macedon Ranges make a perfect day trip from Melbourne. On our first day trip to Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges, David & I had brunch at a Macedon cafe, enjoyed a very short but rewarding hike to the Camel’s Hump Lookout on Mt Macedon, enjoyed some sunshine and live music while doing a cider tasting at … Continue reading A Day Trip to Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges

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Napa Valley, San Francisco

3 Days in San Francisco: The best things to do, see & skip

3 days in San Francisco was the perfect amount of time for my first trip to the city. In 3 days, we saw the Golden Gate Bridge, explored Chinatown, took a food walking tour of the Castro & the Misison District, and took a day trip to the Napa Valley and Sonoma. It was a perfect intro to San Francisco, a city that had captured … Continue reading 3 Days in San Francisco: The best things to do, see & skip

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Domaine Chandon Yarra Valley
Australia, Food & Drink, Victoria, Yarra Valley

An Autumn Day Trip to the Yarra Valley

Autumn is one of the most beautiful time of year in Victoria. Forty-degree heat waves are a thing of the past but it is still warm enough to enjoy the outdoors. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and made a day trip to the Yarra Valley, one of Australia’s top wine regions. Since David was driving, we decided to stick to two wineries. Domain … Continue reading An Autumn Day Trip to the Yarra Valley

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