Finally! I've been wanting to find this format for all my Aussie pictures, stories and vignettes that I acquired during these two fabulous weeks I spent in the company of Chris Pigott and with the host of about eight or so wine makers / owners during their summer in Australia. We visited just a few Australian wineries while there. The focus the entire time was wine. However it was obviously much more than that. Australia came into focus for me and was no longer just a caricature : the people and the places came alive for me completely and it was a wonder to see all these people that had visited my store and tasted their wines with my customers. I finally got to see them in their own settings and that was priceless. Chris and I visited, starting in Perth, western Australia Talijancich Winery ( Swan Valley, western Australia just south of Perth ), West Cape Howe ( Denmark, western Australia, most southern tip ) , Picardy Winery ( Pemberton, western Australia ), Hay Shed Winery ( Margaret River, western Australia ), Gibson & Loose Ends Winery ( Barossa, south Australia ) and Longview Winery ( Adelaide, south Australia ). We finished our stay in Sydney's the Rocks at the Lord Nelson Brewery/Pub. What a trip! Here are a few pictures to get us started.
It's been so long and I've been worried that I would begin to forget all my marvelous recollections. Funny, seeing the pictures is helping to bring them all back front and center to me. This will be like a story chopped up into bits as I type them here and add pictures. You will be reading it as I type and that might be confusing at times. Try and go to the beginning and read backwards if you can. Enjoy. I know I will. These images all appear from back to front : i.e. : I started this trip in Perth, western Australia. These pictures , however appear from Sydney at the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel with owner Blair, the young brew master and Chris Pigott. Sorry! I will get better at this. I need to plan more. Yet in my enthusiasm to rush forward to get started I just throw myself into it and learn as I go along. I hope these pictures start to convey the wonderful experience that Chris and I had in Australia. Names and places and more descriptions will follow. This is just to get you hooked now so that you read more! TONY
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