First stop is Saracen wines and Duckstein brewery.
This place is amazing towards the top of caves road and set in one of the most picturesque places i have come to visit so far, well not hard really as it’s my frost stop.
The building is very large and open planned built overlooking a lake that today has a green hue to it as the water levels are down, something that is to be rectified this week apparently. Inside the building is a mixture of stone glass and wood, not quite designed the same as an apple store but it is aesthetically appealing. The food is nice and traditional German which is a nice change to whats normally on offer down here, needless to say the beer is German but today as i have a long road ahead Im sticking to a non vintage san pellegrino! I would have fought that there might be a bit more national pride give that that the side is on the verge of winning the world cup. I must say the rustic table i am on is the perfect Hight for typing on, I really like this device. The stone wall contained a huge fire that could seat six! But alas no gas which is a bit strange as it’s wood .
The meal was good and I had a few minutes to relax before I headed to have a wine taste next door, which is a winery that I have not been to before. I am really after a straight Semillon which is proving rather dearth down here. Anyway i tried the Chardonnay and i was disappointed it really lacked body and flavour not really an ideal way to start the day.
I headed off to flying fish cove where i was greeted by a delightful girl behind the bar, i had mentioned that I had just received their e-mail alerting me to e specials which are a good bargain to be had. In front of me were some poms who were salivating over sweet wine they thought was on offer, I hate to burst their bubble but rose is not really a sweet wine. Needless to say that they left and I had her er the wine all to myself, perfect i could indulge my senses without fear of looking like too much of a Pratt . The wine was very good so i managed to succumb to a bottle of Shiraz as i will be going back on Saturday for the specials that she has, their Chardonnay is perfect. Anyway i needed a coffee to keep the senses moving and i had a quick look at the sky, o dear! Talk about black clouds.