These are our favourite places, that we take friends to give them a taste of what the Swan Valley has to offer. Check off those big ticket items like koalas and kangaroos, as well as a world-class wine region, breweries and fresh local produce just 45 minutes from the CBD. This list was created for…
I often hear ‘buy local’ or ‘support local business’ as well as support small business….but why (apart from feeling good about myself)? Several years ago Dick Smith was forced to close his Australian food business. Apparently the beginning of the end for him was Aldi. He said that ‘I believed Australians would pay more for Australian…
First let’s look at why wine goes off and goes bad once the screw cap has been opened or the cork popped. Wines stored after opening can go bad in two major ways: These are both chemical reactions, so if you lower the temperature, the reaction will be slower- that means: keeping your wine in the…
The Perth Royal Show is a national show so wineries from all over Australia, with hugely varying climates and growing conditions enter their top wine. Whereas the Swan Valley Wine Show is a regional show, which enables the judges to look at one region and to get a real feel for the wine styles coming from that…
As we’re coming into colder weather, it’s time to get the fire blazing & dive into our stickies & fortified. Let’s explore Fortified Wine and all its warming deliciousness.We will take a look at: We’ll be talking:
Verdelho Wine Tasting at Home Verdelho 2014 vs 2019 vs 2020 Bringing the Tasting Room to your home. Find out about the history of Verdelho in Australia, the wine making process and of course practice how to taste it, what the ‘expert’ thinks it smells, tastes and even looks like! Along with tasting notes, food suggestions…
Do wine aerators really make a wine taste different? Simple answer.. because it makes all red wines and some white wines taste heaps better! I often get customers to…