Age improves with wine!

Apparently there are 132 wineries in the Margaret River Region and despite our best efforts, there is no way that we can get around them all – even Jimmy C would find this a challenge – particularly with the drink-driving rules.

As a result, we settled for an organised tour,with someone else doing the driving. I thought that their programme of only 4 wineries was a little unambitious, but after tasting between 10 and 12 wines in each one and stopping at a micro-brewery for the lunch break, I was quite satisfied by the end of the day – and still standing! We also squeezed in a coffee roaster, a cheese maker, an olive oil press and finished with the chocolatier.

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Thankfully they picked us up from the house in Augusta – at 8.50 am – and deposited my somewhat somnolent body back on the doorstep just after 17.45pm.

Definitely the best way to deal with the problem – could have chosen different wineries but we still ended up with a representative sample of the best of the local wines and enjoyed a variety of other local produce.

Of course we also bought a few bottes along the way so that we could continue the tasting process when we got home.

Still trying to decide on the best wine to accompany my fish and chips – I think the Sauvignon Blanc Semillon or perhaps the Semillon Sauvignon Blanc!