"Wined Out"


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March 9th 2009
Published: March 10th 2009
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The grand finale to the 30th birthday celebration took place in the glorious wine regions of McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Barossa Valley. Although neither Sidd nor I consider ourselves to be serious wine connoisseurs, we love sampling new wines and learning as much as we can about the different grapes and the wine-making process. Visiting wine regions is an annual adventure for us - our honeymoo... Read Full Entry



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Jacob's CreekJacob's Creek
Jacob's Creek

This is a really glitzy winery in Barossa Valley. Their wines are widely available in Canada.
Black Label Wolf BlassBlack Label Wolf Blass
Black Label Wolf Blass

Forget yellow label! The black label is so much better (and way more expensive...)
YalumbaYalumba
Yalumba

This had nothing to do with the wine...
Peter LehmannPeter Lehmann
Peter Lehmann

Yum yum yum. The premium labels are even better than the stuff we can find in Canada (but that's still good!).
SeppeltsfeldSeppeltsfeld
Seppeltsfeld

This winery specializes in fortified wines - the one we bought has an aftertaste exactly like pecan pie... yum
Tim AdamsTim Adams
Tim Adams

Polishing off the rest of this wine in the parking lot where we had lunch of leftover bbq. Got to love the liquor laws - you're allowed to drink in public places!
Please feed me!Please feed me!
Please feed me!

At the last place we stayed at, the dog of the owners was begging to be fed some of our bbq feast!
Our case of wine!Our case of wine!
Our case of wine!

Dropping it off at the last winery we visited, "Bird in Hand". This winery was located in Adelaide Hills.
AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide

We spent only 2 hours in the city - really only to feast on excellent dumplings at the aptly named "Dumpling King."



11th March 2009

Love these updates. The photos are fantastic too - this is so cool. I wish I was there! Meanwhile I'll be in Thompson next week. -37. Blaah. Have lots of wine for me!
15th March 2009

Yummm
Hello Guys. It definitely looks like you are having a great time ( Hummm all that wine sounds great...)

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