I travelled out to Adelaide on Friday and spent a relaxing night in with Eleanor and Hugh, Penny and Toby's now grown up children! We watched Masterchef (highly addictive reality television!!!) and then off to bed in my gorgeous guest room which was in the Japanese Garden house!
The next day, we headed off to McLaren Vale and just decided off the cuff to stop at Alpha Box and Dice Winery. Thank goodness, because it was great fun! Not only was the winemaker knowledgeable and just plain fun to talk to, but the decor was funky (pinball machines!) and most of all, the wine was very very good.
Then off to D'Arenberg which had lovely views and good wine (their sweet and sticky wines were best). Then, one more stop along the way to lunch. We stopped off at Paper Eagle Winery. At first, we were very scared as the pourer, gave us the "$10 house wine" which was definitely not what we were looking for. We were all a bit scared to try the next wines, but the manager/owner came out and ran over - "I don't pour that wine usually! I promise the next wines will be better!" And, they were! Delicious - the Rarefied wine was $90 and tasted that much. The Linchpin was $30 and a good value.
Then off to the Salopian Inn which had a lovely menu and was just the right amount of food. I got a soup and the prawns which was lovely. Off for Eleanor's net ball coaching and then to Glenelg to walk the boardwalk. And what did I see? Camels at the seaside. Who would have thunk? They imported them to use in the desert in central Australia, which makes sense. Still wouldn't have expected it.
Then, Penny and Toby hosted a fantastic dinner - sooooo delicious and the food just kept coming out! The dessert... chocolately yumminess and then... the truffle creamy cheese - divine! And the wines! Yummy! Needless to say, it was a long, wonderful night...
Day 2 of Adelaide tomorrow! (Furry Animals! Footy!)
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