Who Needs France Anyway?

Tuesday 6 January 2015

Well everyone of course. But when you have the Hunter Valley on your doorstep, France doesn’t seem so far away. On Boxing Day, we packed up Heath from Bondi (our beloved golfie) and headed inland to the wine region of New South Wales. 3 hours away from Sydney, in holiday traffic, and you could easily mistake the countryside for the rolling vineyards of the Dordogne – well apart from the fantastic array of colourful birds and kangaroos grazing lazily amongst the vines. I am by no means a wine connoisseur, I feel exceptionally silly swishing and sniffing at tastings but I know what tastes good and wine from this region has swiftly climbed the ranks of my favourite tipples. Stop after stop, the bottle count in the car quickly grew until you could hear us coming from a mile away. We now have more wine than we know what to do with (that’s a lie of course, I intend to drink it. All of it).

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The bounty (well some of it anyway)…

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All images via Wishful Thinking

3 comments

  1. Oh LOVELY! We love Aussie wines (introduced by Aussie friends who lived here for a few years), so I'll check these out. I especially love those ivy-covered buildings and the chickens! What a great outing and great photos!

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  2. looks beautiful. and believe me, the weather seems much nicer than over here in France. you are not missing anything :)

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  3. That is one beautiful winery. A perfect retreat for the weekend, it looks so tranquil.

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