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good beer week festival: craft beer in melbourne
Over St. Patrick’s Day week, I ended up back in Melbourne, Australia to see friends. While I was there, my locally-based friend Anya messaged me with the link to the Good Beer Week festival at Federation Square. Being a foodie and a newbie beer drinker, I thought about it and then decided, why the hell…
on the road: martinborough wineries
A mere hour and a half from Wellington, New Zealand’s CBD, is one of the country’s least known wine regions, the Wairarapa. The main town, the small village of Martinborough, exudes colonial charm and sophistication. Shielded from harsh southerlies by a range of hills, Wairarapa wineries produce elegant Sauvignon Blancs, Pinot Noirs, and more. This…
travel trends: australian wineries
In terms of the wine world, Australian wineries are fairly new. Some eastern vineyards were planted over a hundred years ago, but most vineyards out west are only 40 years old. Many people around the world know Australian wineries because of brands like Yellow Tail, Penfolds, and Hardys. There are, however, hundreds of other wineries…
on the road: margaret river wineries
Let’s talk about wine! Recently, I spent two days exploring the Margaret River wineries – the most well-known wine region of Western Australia. I say well-known, but chances are if you’re from the US or Europe, the only Australian wines you’re familiar with are from South Australia. Prior to my adventures, I was like you…
on the road: central otago wineries
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I love wine. Love to read about it, write about it, learn about it, talk about it, and drink it. Before travelling to New Zealand in 2014, all I really knew about New Zealand wines was Marlborough Savs. Fast forward to September of that year. I spent…
12 things to do in the coromandel
The Coromandel is one of the more remote regions of New Zealand, namely because its difficult to access further north than Whitianga without a car. It is a jaw dropping beauty of a place, though, and it consistently ranks in New Zealand traveller’s top ten. I feel madly in love with the Coromandel peninsula when…
travel trends: new zealand vineyards
Hey wine-lovers! This is a story for you! I realised I haven’t written anything about wine in New Zealand and holy crap that’s shocking because I have tried probably most wines from this incredible country. Alright, maybe not quite… but I’ve tried wine from every region and its all bloody good. In this post, I…
one day in glenorchy/kinloch
I feel like the luckiest person right now. I sneaked away from Dunedin again and came back up to Kinloch for the weekend – after one really fun day and night in Wanaka – and I can’t get over how stunning it is up here in the High Country. I found a station for sale…
wine tasting… a sneak peek
a few weekends ago, i headed out to the wairarapa wine region with my friend paul. we rented bicycles and toured the area, stopping off at six wineries to taste various sauv blancs, pinot noirs, and bubbles. i’m working on a longer post – but here is a sneak peek of photos. {behind the scenes…