Tag Archive: wine

Apr 17

A Taste of Orange

Orange FOOD Week is underway in the rural town of Orange in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, a fabulous food and wine destination that we visited last year. The food festival runs until 21 April if you’re in Australia at the moment. We wish we were! FOOD is actually an acronym for the …

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May 12

Matt Skinner on Melbourne, Wine, Bars and Food

Melbourne wine guy Matt Skinner may be a comparatively young bloke as far as Australian wine icons go, but with a handful of wine books, an annual wine guide and a television series under his belt, he’s fast become something of an Aussie wine legend and an inspiration to young Australians developing an interest in wine and …

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Dec 20

Siem Reap’s Best Cafes and Bars

Siem Reap, like Phnom Penh, boasts plenty of cool cafés and bars, whether it’s for a coffee and pastry to kickstart the day, a cold beer to quench the thirst, or a heady cocktail to sip after the sun goes down. There are so many options – these are just our favourites, below – that …

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May 05

Port, Wine & Bacalhau in the Douro Valley, Portugal: part 2

Our third morning* in Portugal’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed Douro wine region began with the now mandatory drive through magnificent countryside, our bus skirting the edge of the misty valley before climbing up to Favaios, on a plateau which at 600 metres is the Douro’s highest point. DAY 3: Quinta da Avessada, Quinta do Tedo, DOC …

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May 01

Port, Wine & Bacalhau in the Douro Valley, Portugal: part 1

I’m not sure if it was the three days of intense activity at Wine Pleasures’ International Wine Tourism Conference in Porto, Portugal – watching presentations, live-tweeting, blogging, networking, lunching, drinking and dining, and, on the last day, giving a presentation on Grantourismo. Or whether it was the twelve months of non-stop round-the-world travel for our …

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