Di Bortoli Vineyard

Di Bortoli started his first vineyard in the 1920s, near Griffith NSW. Their Yarra Valley operations commenced in the mid-1980s with the purchase of land for planting grapes. We enjoyed tasting a few varieties of their Noble One dessert wine. I didn't realise it gets much darker as it ages in the bottle. The 1990 vintage is a very deep purple colour.

Mt St Leonard

February 15th 2017
Geo: -37.5658, 145.526On Wednesday we drove up to Kinglake, via the St Leonard lookout near Toolangi. We were told that on a clear day Melbourne, and even Queenscliffe at the far end of Port Phillip Bay, are visible from the summit (with good binos).Kinglake suffered more greatly than even Marysdale in the Black Saturday fires - 120 deaths and 1,200 homes destroyed.On the way home we visite ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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