It was a dark and stormy night, no really it was I thought the roof would come off and it bloody nearly did but the worst was still to come. Anyway I headed off to tealicious for some eggs benedict and a very large cup of java. I then headed off feeling stuffed and cramped in the car as it was full of the fab four, its quite hard to navigate the small roads and work the iPhone so I was at the mercy of a playlist. I have a tom-tom cradle for it and it works well the gps never loses it’s position and the Bluetooth is flawless, however my big fingers and failing eyesight pose me a new challenge every day. I headed for a winery that I had sampled many times at the food and wine show but I had never ventured down there, by this time the eggs had started to play havoc I think the sauce was just too rich so I needed something to cut throughout it. I came across Thompsons wines which have won many awards for their fine Chardonnay, the building is a big concrete warehouse so I knew this was all about the wine. I tried the Chardonnay and it was buttery and full of oak a real mans wine a real contrast to that unoaked rubbish that appears to be the fad du jour. Surprisingly I liked all there reds and walked out with some vintage Chardonnay and a cab merlot. Tasting the wine really settled my stomach down which was nice as I headed north to a winery that I like but my winemaker friends don’t.
Many years ago I stumbled across this place as it apparently was famous for its Pinot Noir a wine that normally does not do well down here as its a bit hot. I asked the chap if I could sample some and he told me that the kangaroos had gotten most of it and he only had two barrels left. Next he did something that no other winemaker has done down here in all my 20 years of coming here, he gave me a barrel sample. I was really taken by this and then went on to sample his wine which I must say is very good (sorry Karl), I had made a mental note to visit this winery every time I come here and indeed I have,
This year I was greeted by a young girl who I would say likes botox, not a good look really, they remind me of a duck bill. Anyway I sampled the whole range which was marvelous and just as I thought I was finished she brought out a just released red, needless to say it was spot on so much so that I could not resist a wee bottle to add to my vastly depleted cellar, yes a divorce will do that to you lads.
I then headed back home as the sky was rapidly turning a nice shade of black, and I really did not want to be driving on roads filled with wine laden drivers in the torrential rain that was about to fall. I made it back to the black hole, well it just might be as Vodafone have bugger all coverage in bunker bay. However my trusty iPad with it’s telstra microsim and a healthy dose of RDF from uncle steve works bloody well and I have been trying to work out a way to send SMSs from the ipad, which apparently you can in the us but not here, its only a matter of time.