Our last wine review is for the Chapel Hill Winery in McLaren Vale, a region just south of Adelaide, Australia. After the tasting, we were taken on a brief tour of the wine making operation. Here is the video: Continue reading
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Coriole Winery
Our next wine stop was Coriole Winery in McLaren Vale, south of Adelaide, Australia. We had a lunch of duck, left over from last night’s dinner, on the porch overlooking the vineyard. Irv then tasted a few wines: Continue reading
D’Arenberg Winery
We finally are heading back toward Adelaide and are driving through Adelaide Hills and wine country. There are several well-known wineries in the region known as McLaren Vale. One of our first stops is at the D’Arenberg Winery. Here’s Irv tasting and reviewing some of their offerings: Continue reading
Food / Non-wetland habitats / Travel / Wine
Sea Dragon Lodge
We left the Barossa Valley and headed for the ferry crossing to Kangaroo Island. This was a car ferry, so we were able to take our rental car with us. Good thing, too. Kangaroo Island is big (4,405 km2 (1,701 sq mi))—the third largest island in Australia after Tasmania and Melville Island. The ferry crossing was relatively uneventful, although the rough … Continue reading
The Quest
iMovie has an option that allows the creation of a movie-trailer-like video, which can be a fun way to show what you did during a trip. Here is the one I made for our adventure in France (direct link to video): Continue reading
Clos la Madeleine
Our next wine-tasting took place at Clos la Madeleine, near Saint Emilion, France (link to video): Continue reading
Château Haut-Grelot
We visited our first vineyard–Chateau Haut-Grelot. The video below shows a bit of the private tour we enjoyed (link in case the player window is not visible): Later, we had lunch at Le Marainaud and in the evening walked around the Terres D’Oseaux (Land of Birds), a wetland reserve (link to video): Continue reading
Two Days in Napa
After a long hiatus, we are traveling again. Our recent trip was to Napa Valley, California. You can see what we did and where we stayed in the following Prezi slideshow (includes video). In case the player does not work, you can access the slideshow here: http://prezi.com/ryoh5yv6jyw5/two-days-in-napa/# Select the full-screen option for best viewing. Continue reading
Amelia Island, Florida
Off the Atlantic coast of Georgia and northern Florida is a chain of barrier islands. We are visiting friends at Jekyll Island, Georgia and on the way stopped overnight on Amelia Island. We flew into the Jacksonville airport and drove to Fernandina Beach, which is on Amelia Island. The Hampton Inn is right in the … Continue reading
Rātā
On our last evening in Queenstown, we had dinner at Rātā, a restaurant named after the New Zealand “Christmas tree” (Metrosideros excela). Rātā is the Maori term for this coastal evergreen tree, which is in the family Myrtaceae. The species is endemic to New Zealand and blooms from November through January with a peak in … Continue reading
Wines and Wetlands 