More travels in our home state, this time to Great Western which is really just a village or very small town. The town is located in the region known as The Grampians. The Grampians area has several vineyards and we visited a few while we were in the district. Bests Wines is a small organic…
Tag: wine
Local food and wine
We have been meaning to attend the Tinamba Food and Wine Festival for a couple of years now but this year we finally got there and we are so glad we did. It was a fantastic day. The festival is held on the road in front of the Tinamba Hotel. The road is closed and…
A visit to the Hunter Valley. . . .Tuesday travels
We have recently returned from a trip to the vineyards in the Hunter Valley New South Wales. We last visited about twenty years ago so we noticed considerable change. There are now some 169 vineyards in the valley so during our three days there we visited a few but nowhere near the total number. The…
Recipe reflections
Offal is not always awful. This particular offal is the only sort I like. My husband enjoys kidneys and brains as well as sweetbreads, but they are not for me. Last night we had a meal for dinner that brought back many memories. The first memory was of the time I first tasted this particular dish….
The hair of the dog!
ᔥ wilddogwinery.com The hair of the dog is an expression that is used for an alcoholic drink that you have to cure a hangover, supposedly. This expression and its origin can be found at the Urban Dictionary. I used the expression as a link for my post about the winery we visited while in Central Gippsland…
Bancroft Bites
Last night we had dinner at Bancroft Bites in Metung. Although we have been living in Metung for almost three years we have not had a meal in this restaurant. My husband is a very good cook so we don’t eat out often but we will certainly be revisiting Bancroft Bites. We had a delicious…
Gippsland Granny 