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READYTOHITTHEVINES
FORSOMETASTINGS?
THIS LANYARD
AND PLASTIC
CUP AROUND
MY NECK MEAN
THEANSWERISA
RESOUNDING YES.THIS ISN’T A SPRINT, IT’S
ALEISURELYMARATHON.
BESIDES, WHEN ONE DOESN’T
USE THE SPITTOON, ONE
MUST PACE ONESELF.I’m as pure as the driven
snow when it comes to
heady grape elixirs. Not
a drop shall pass my
unsullied lips.Glad to see you’re
prepared. Now, are we
talking a single day or
multi-day trip?Sounds like you’re looking
for a wine trail that’s
within easy reach of a city?Take me inland. I want to
see rolling hills and vines
punctuated by the odd cow.Cab sav, or would you like to
try some Mediterranean
varietals?SOME LIKE IT HOT...
BUT I PREFER A GOOD
PINOT NOIR.I ONLY NEED A DAY TO
FIND MY NEXT DROP.
TOO MUCH FRESH AIR
IS SIMPLY UNNERVING.OH YES,
THE CLOSER
THE BETTER!LET’S JUST SAY, IF IT’S MADE
FROM FERMENTED GRAPES,
IT’S MY KIND OF WINE. AND
WHERE THERE’S GRAPES, THERE
SHOULD BE GOOD GRUB.SHIRAZ OR
CHARDONNAY?RED WINE LIPS
DON’T
BECOME ME.IT’S
NEVER A
GOOD LOOK.
SAMPLING THE
CHARDONNAYS
OF ORANGE,
NSW, SHOULD
SUIT YOU
BETTER.
AH, WELL,
WE CAN TAKE
YOU AS FAR AS
MCLAREN VALE,
SA. YOU’LL
LOVE IT.OCEAN AIR IS GOOD
FOR HANGOVERS...
SO I’M TOLD.OOH, EXOTIC.
TA K E M E TO TH E
MEDITERRANEAN.WELL,
THERE’S
ONE PLACE
FOR YOU,
MY FROSTY
FRIEND. HEAD
TO TASMANIA
FOR YOUR
PINOT.A SIMPLE NO WOULD
HAVE SUFFICED, BUT
OK. WAIT... CAN YOU
BE THE DESIGNATED
DRIVER?I prefer black olives and
berries to buttered bread.CLASSIC CAB
ALL THE WAY.LUCKY FOR YOU,
CITY WINERIES
ARE A THING
NOW. HEAD TO
URBAN WINERY
IN SYDNEY’S
INNER WEST.Warm-climate or
cool-climate wines?WE COULDN’T AGREE
MORE. ARE YOU
THINKING COASTAL
OR RURAL FOR YOUR
VINO VACANZA?HEAD ALONG
TO MUDGEE
IN NSW FOR
A CASE OF
PEPPERY
SHIRAZ.CAB ON IN
THE STUNNING
MARGARET
RIVER, WA.