These Top 5 drinks lists will introduce you to my favourite wine regions, bars, wines, cocktails and wine folk.
Best Sparkling Rosés I have to confess that sparkling wines aren’t a passion of mine – I’d generally rather spend my alcohol quota on still wine. Some occasions call for fizz however and that’s when I reach for one of the best sparkling rosés I can find. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure […]
Best Australian Rosé Wines Spring and summer mean long days, balmy evenings, the scent of jasmine, and rosé! Though the food-friendly nature of the best Australian rosés makes them great at any time of year. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! I used to have a bias toward the pale salmon-pink rosés […]
Best Food & Wine Matches 2017 I love food – and I love wine. But best of all I love it when the two come together in a marriage that is greater than the sum of its parts, In the best food & wine matches each lifts the other to new heights. Join me on […]
Best Chilled Red Wines When I talk about chilled red wines, I don’t mean rosé, I mean real red wines that are good chilled, especially in summer! Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! After all, red wine is intended to be drunk at ‘cellar temperature’ and a European cellar is around 15°C […]
Swiss Wine Switzerland rarely rates a mention when we talk about wine producing countries. Yet wine has been made here since Roman times, when settlers brought their vines and expertise to Helvetia around 15 BC. Explore Swiss Wine on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland (See Video Below)! Today Switzerland contains just […]
Best Country Pubs in NSW Pubs are a great part of Australian culture, egalitarian spaces where tradies and CEOs drink side-by-side and everyone feels at home. And this is especially true outside the cities in the best country pubs in NSW. Join my truffle hunting food & wine weekend staying at Matt Moran’s Rockley Pub! […]
Italian Red Varietals in Australia Forget cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and even pinot noir for just a moment. As fine as they are, there’s a whole world of grape varieties out there to explore, and many of the most accessible in Australia hail from Italy. Let’s look at some Australian Italian red wines. Join me on […]
Italian White Varietals in Australia While the exact varietals weren’t documented, the grape vines that arrived in Australia with the First Fleet were most likely French, including the likes of pinot noir, chenin blanc and semillon. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! And for the two centuries that followed, French grapes dominated […]
Amalfi For Food Lovers Amalfi is my favourite place in southern Italy. Not just the pretty town itself, but the villages around it like Scala, Ravello and Tramonti high above the coast. The scenery is spectacular and the food and wine delicious. But what really makes the Amalfi Coast special is the people. Visit Amalfi […]
Best Wine Bars in Rome No food and wine tour of Italy is complete without the daily aperitivo. While I enjoy a spritz or sbagliato in many places, in The Eternal City I find myself drawn to some of the best wine bars in Rome for this ritual. Join me for aperitivo at some of […]
