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Tasmania an ancient and beautiful island

These are beautiful photo’s of Tasmania in southern Australia. Tasmania has some of the oldest forests in the world and most wonderful food, wine and beer. I travelled From Launceston a small town in the north along the East coast down to Hobart (the capital) in the south visiting Frecinet national park and many wineries [...]

One forgets the beauty of Australia when the endless repetition of home, train, office and return consumes every waking hour of the modern adult. Recently I escaped from this treading water by driving 45min north of Adelaide to the world famous Barossa Valley. It was not my first visit, as a teenager I had driven [...]

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Entourage Grenache from Barossa Valley Estate 2009

Grenache is a divisive grape some love it others hate it. I recall a wine maker in Heathcote home to some of Victoria’s best Shiraz (syrah) telling me she hated the smell, hated the look, and hated the taste of Grenache. Each to their own and this quaffer loves it. The Barossa is famous for [...]

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