Wow does time ever fly. One month has gone by since the last Chindia blog and it’s time to produce another. We will be touching upon not only wineries but breweries as well and maybe give a shout out to those who made it all possible. We have started having a fan club and we would like to give a big thanks to those who are joining our adventure through the vines of Australia. Yes Matty that’s you. We’re pretty sure you are our number one fan. Cheers mate!
We haven’t been to as many wineries recently do to selling our car and having broken bikes so are list will be a little shorter. We will start off with the Clairault winery: it’s trying hard to be a modern French vineyard but the wines were tasty and the cellar door lady was very nice. On the way home being tired of the repetitive wine spiel we stopped by Bootleg brewery to chill out and have a pint. Bootleg is reminiscent of a German style brew house set in the countryside with big outdoor picnic tables, stains of beer and fields of grass. Given our German backgrounds we felt right at home. By this point I was getting pretty buzzed so we stepped it up and headed out to the GROVE. Now the grove is not for your average wine taster. It is for the big leagues where Alcohol percentages can double or triple per tasting. The grove is a liqueur factory. Step one… pick your flavor and have a small sip (examples of flavors… raspberry, lemoncillo, chocolate, hazelnut etc.). Step two…pick your mixer which could be any thing from another flavored liqueur, heavy cream or soda. Step three, get it in ya! Yummmmm! That’s all I can say. But be careful, one to many and your not walking out of there alone. Luckily I had Chapin by my side.
My homey Jess on a Girls day out |
Madfish and Howard Park winery was one of my first wineries visited without out Chapin. Instead I had my good buddy Jess for the day. The Cellar door had an Asian style atmosphere and the grounds surrounding it were beautiful. There Riesling and Rose were delicious and the cellar door lady was friendly and knowledgeable. I am starting to distinguish the flavors of each grape more and am starting to understand wine terminology. I am noticing times of the day I enjoy curtain wines more then others and think for the first time I can actually pronounce Sauvignon Blanc Semillon correctly!
Next stop Bush Shack Brewery. One of my favorite spots in WA so far. It’s set in the mitts of farmers fields with a homey style barn shack atmosphere and a magical Eucalyptus Grandis and some dam good locally brewed chili beer. It is a spot worth returning to.
Secret swimming hole |
Our Aussie mate Ben |
In summary “with a little help from your friends” you can get out of margs, grab a beer, sample same wines and enjoy the hot sunny days. So Thanks to… Jess for helping give Chinda’s blog content. Thanks to Max and Ben for taking us diving and surfing. Big Thanks to our little German house mate kata for keeping a happy bubbly environment around the household and including us in all your adventures. Once again a big thanks to Matty for showing your enthusiasm towards Chinda and giving Chapin rides home from work.
Until next time,
Chindia
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