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FULL FLAVOURED YET SOFT AND COMFORTING
Wc09July12 TRY this one with oven-bakedlamb chops and roast vegetables. David Ellis WITH sales of Merlot booming across Australia – its now our third-most popular red after Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon – there’s certainly no lack of choice on bottle-shop shelves. And one label that’s doing particularly well, not only here but in countries as […]
Cruise Weekly 2013 River Cruise Guide
Open publication
Cruise Weekly 2013 River Cruise Guide
Open publication
Australian Wine Vintages – 30th Edition of the best-selling Aussie wine guide
Did you know that there are over 3500 wine producers in Australia? With such a large selection how do you find out who makes the best Pinot for under $50? Or which wineries near you are the most awarded? Help is here with Rob Geddes 30th edition of Australian Wine Vintages ($34.95), often referred to […]
Australian Wine Vintages – 30th Edition of the best-selling Aussie wine guide
Did you know that there are over 3500 wine producers in Australia? With such a large selection how do you find out who makes the best Pinot for under $50? Or which wineries near you are the most awarded? Help is here with Rob Geddes 30th edition of Australian Wine Vintages ($34.95), often referred to […]
‘Sampler’ sailings in Baltic
Romantics, old salts, and those looking for a different nautical experience can book ‘sampler’ sailing cruises on the replica clipper ship Star Flyer next year. Star Flyer will operate two four-night cruises in northern Europe: Amsterdam to Hamburg, and Hamburg to Ostend, Belgium. The May 5 off-the-beaten-track sailing from Amsterdam to Hamburg includes a seven-hour […]
‘Sampler’ sailings in Baltic
Romantics, old salts, and those looking for a different nautical experience can book ‘sampler’ sailing cruises on the replica clipper ship Star Flyer next year. Star Flyer will operate two four-night cruises in northern Europe: Amsterdam to Hamburg, and Hamburg to Ostend, Belgium. The May 5 off-the-beaten-track sailing from Amsterdam to Hamburg includes a seven-hour […]
Struth! Down a stubbie at Drinkastubbie Downs
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that his retired schoolteacher brother and wife found two sides of our approach to a cold drink on a hot day during a recent campervan adventure through the Outback and inland Australia. A couple of Canberra-ites, […]
RAISING A GLASS TO WINE’S ‘MR MICK’
David Ellis FOR South Australian winemaker Tim Adams, buying the Clare Valley’s historic old Leasingham Winery this month with wife and business partner Pam Goldsack was not so much a business decision, but a homecoming. Because it’s allowed him to achieve what so many starry-eyed young hopefuls dream of: from starting as a bottom-of-the-ladder […]
RAILROADING THE KIDS’ INHERITANCE
David Ellis and John Rozentals IT may not have the mystique of Agatha Christie’s Orient Express, or require the week-long stamina of the Trans-Siberian, but there’s no doubting the status of Australia’s The Ghan as one of the world’s great rail journeys. Because this is an epic 54-hour transcontinental expedition covering almost 3000km […]
