The wines of Western Australia are typically dominated by the Margaret River valley of the south. In second place is the Swan River valley near Perth, which just happened to be a 15 minute drive from Erin's place! A wine tour was definitely in order.
We only stopped at four vineyards by the end of our tour. Three had lots of top end, $30 bottles at the vineyard. The oddest wine was a Shiraz that tasted very close to butter. Let's just say some heads turned when I said that at the tasting. Some were good, but none really jumped out at me, even if they cost under $20. One vineyard had some great wine, particularly their Sauvinon Blanc/Semillion. We were pleasantly surprised by the $10 price tag. Maybe we don't quite have the most developed pallet in the world.
We also stopped at three microbreweries which were all very good. The Feral Brewery was the best. So, good beer, free wine, free cheese, free chocolate, and good company. It was a good day.
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