Boozing and sly-grogging put aside, these Australians make some fantastic vino. We ventured out of the city and took a two hour trip to the beautiful Hunter Valley. The highest volume of wine in Australia is produced and exported from the valley, and is world renowned for its wonderful tasting Semillon variety. The Hunter Valley wineries take pride in producing almost all their wine using ingredients exclusively from this region. Rolling green hills and a glass of sparkling Moscato in hand, this was definitely one for the bucket list. To complete the cliche, we even saw wild kangaroos hopping in the distance.
We visited 3 vineyards, 1 garden, and 1 cheese factory all in the span of 10 hours. I said I wasn’t going to buy anything, but of course, ended up splurging on a bottle of some excellent Rose. And yes, the Australians were the first to box their wine. They still continue to low brow the industry by claiming screw caps keep the wine fresher than corks do. We'll see how that goes over in the States. Cheers!
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