We visited the most famous of the Aussie wine valleys (at least to me) on the 29th. With too many wineries for a day (by just a bit!), Lonely Planet steered us to four great ones. Rockford was first up. Great wine, and the pioneer of sparkling Black Shiraz. Champagne-style wine done with the Shiraz varietal. Very cool, different, tasty. We also learned that shipping a case of wine to the US would be… AU $351! Even with the 30% currency exchange discount, and another 30% off for GST (tax), it still adds $200 to the case. Bummer, we have to drink pretty much everything we buy here… while here.
We also visited Bethany, Two Hands and Penny’s Hill.
The scenery is reminiscent of Napa and Sonoma.
