Around The World in 4 Months and a Day
After a long absence from traveling (and thus blogging) due to some pesky knee surgery issues for Mark, we’ve embarked on our longest trip ever… 4 months and a day. … Read More
Australia
Our adventures around Australia, including Melbourne, Cape Dutch, and more than our fair share of wine vineyards.
You Say Syrah, I Say Shiraz
When the Syrah (See-ra) grape was introduced from France into Australia in 1832, it flourished so quickly that it spread across the nation and established a home in virtually every … Read More
Mind Your Beeswax and You’ll Get More Wine
About 100,000 beehives are trucked from the east coast to South Australia during the almond blossom season annually because bees have been proven to increase almond yields. So when Cullen … Read More
How Old is Wine?
Quiz for today: Who was drinking wine first? Egyptians? Armenians? Chinese? Margaret River-ites? Well, not to say future discoveries couldn’t shed new light on the subject, but the evidence so … Read More
First Stop Australia
A big thanks to our Aussie friends, James and Kate, for directing us to head to the Margaret River Wine Region straightaway after landing in Perth… we’ve had a lovely … Read More