• derwent estate

    Derwent Estate Wines is a great experience!

    Derwent Estates Vineyard was established in 1992.  It is currently at 20 hectares, with 5 different varieties of grapes planted in 2 sites.  Located in the Derwent Valley, it is a well established wine region in Tasmania.  In addition to their wine offering,…

  • clover hill winery

    Omakase at Clover Hill is an interesting pairing

    Clover Hill Winery is located in North East Tasmania. A winery developing and delivering sparkling wine, it is a modern offering of a wide range of sparkling. As you walk in, it is clean, bright, modern, and visually pleasing. Somewhat…

  • Pressing Matters

    Pressing Matters is a great example of Tasmania wine

    The Vineyard and Cellar Door is located a short drive out of Richmond and approximately 30 minutes away from Hobart.  Located in the Coal River Valley Wine Region, and it is a beautiful and well developed vineyard. Check out their website…

  • Cape Bruny Lighthouse

    An Amazing Visit to Cape Bruny Lighthouse!

    Wow!  A lovely winter day at the end of summer in Tassie!  Brrrr…..  We were somewhat dressed for it, and were able to enjoy the experience.  This blog post is on the Cape Bruny Lighthouse on Bruny Island in southern Tasmania. Cape Bruny Lighthouse:…

  • caledon estate vineyard

    Check out the new Caledon Estate Vineyard!

    On our Tassie wine adventures, we started our second full day visiting a few local wineries.  Caledon Estate Vineyard is a recent opening our local friends recommended, and we were eager to give it a try.  This blog post is covers our…

  • bream creek riesling 2023

    Bream Creek – What a great Tassie riesling!

    A great introduction to Tassie white wine for sure. Sometimes I have a sip of wine and think ‘this is really good’. No real thought about it or consideration, it justs pops into my head.  It happened with this wine.  I was…

  • celebrity glasses

    These Retro Celebrity Glasses are Amazing!

    Shortly we will be embarking on a cruise around south western Australia on the Celebrity Edge. (link is only available till cruise is sold out!) We haven’t been on this ship before, nor this class of ships. We will be…

  • maui selfie

    How to get your electronics right for travel

    I don’t know about you but when we travel, figuring out electronics is new each time. We ask ourselves all the usual questions. Where are we going? What plug-ins do we need? What devices are we taking? Will we have…

  • planet saipo

    Tasmania wine time has come – I’ll drink to that!

    In preparation for our trip to Tasmania and Southern Australia, I’ve pulled out my WSET notes.  All of my study notes from my WSET Level 3 have been pulled to make surt I’m ready and prepared for what I’m going to…