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PENFOLDS BIN REDS DO IT AGAIN

PENFOLDS BIN REDS DO IT AGAIN

FEW wines are awaited with as much anticipation by aficionados of good reds as Penfolds annual release of its Bins Range. First launched by legendary Max Schubert in 1960 (Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz) and named after the particular bin or rack in the cellar where they were stored, these wines consistently win acclaim for their […]

Holy Skyscrapers Batman, This Isn’t the Mardi Gras!

Holy Skyscrapers Batman, This Isn’t the Mardi Gras!

Image: Adrian Warren Everyone loves Melbourne. Everyone in Melbourne anyway. Give me Sydney any day, says Roderick Eime. In 1996 Melbourne was still under the temporary spell of Jeff Kennett when a motley bunch of liberal powerbrokers and commercial heavyweights wrested the phenomenally popular Australian Formula One Grand Prix from Adelaide. The city of churches […]

Buccaneer and Succour There

Buccaneer and Succour There

Article from: Roderick Eime braves pirates and cyclones for a glimpse of the romantic South Seas life on Vanuatu Where: Iririki Island Resort and Spa, Port Vila, Vanuatu “Pull that halyard! Put yer back into it, lad!” hollers Captain Harry, as I heave and sweat on the fat rope that hoists the mainsail. “Now sweat […]

WINE OF THE WEEK: De Bortoli’s 2005 Yarra Valley Chardonnay

WINE OF THE WEEK: De Bortoli’s 2005 Yarra Valley Chardonnay

DE BORTOLI who started making wines in the Riverina way back in 1928 have achieved wonders since taking over the Yarra Valley’s Chateau Yarrinya in 1987. A recently-released 2005 Chardonnay made from fruit from the family’s exceptional and largely organic vineyards at Dixons Creek in the north of the Valley, is a medium bodied wine […]

WINE OF THE WEEK: De Bortoli’s 2005 Yarra Valley Chardonnay

WINE OF THE WEEK: De Bortoli’s 2005 Yarra Valley Chardonnay

DE BORTOLI who started making wines in the Riverina way back in 1928 have achieved wonders since taking over the Yarra Valley’s Chateau Yarrinya in 1987. A recently-released 2005 Chardonnay made from fruit from the family’s exceptional and largely organic vineyards at Dixons Creek in the north of the Valley, is a medium bodied wine […]

ROSÉ – A GROWING SALES SUCCESS

ROSÉ – A GROWING SALES SUCCESS

ROSÉ-style wines continue to grab growing attention from those of us who enjoy lighter reds that can be served chilled, particularly shared with equally lighter seafood and Mediterranean dishes: since 2005 Rosé sales in Australia have grown by over 100% – with certainly no signs of the trend slowing. A just-released 2006 Beelgara Estate Range […]

ROSÉ – A GROWING SALES SUCCESS

ROSÉ – A GROWING SALES SUCCESS

ROSÉ-style wines continue to grab growing attention from those of us who enjoy lighter reds that can be served chilled, particularly shared with equally lighter seafood and Mediterranean dishes: since 2005 Rosé sales in Australia have grown by over 100% – with certainly no signs of the trend slowing. A just-released 2006 Beelgara Estate Range […]

Take Your Chances

Take Your Chances

from: Take Your Chances When it comes to fatalities on the roads and in the air, no traveller wants to become a statistic. So before you grab your passport and risk winging it out the door, here are some numbers that might help you answer the big question: Why are you tripping?

Journeys

Journeys

Journeys Musings from the team of travel writers and photographers of the Global Travel Writers alliance.

Journeys

Journeys

Journeys Musings from the team of travel writers and photographers of the Global Travel Writers alliance.