In previous years (see 2013 here and 2012 here), we’ve done a great job fitting in as many wineries in a short timeframe as possible. This year, our approach is a little more haphazard, spreading out our visits over the afternoons of the two festival days – but no less enjoyable.
Canberra Wine Harvest Festival 2014
6 Apr
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Friday night at Rocksalt
27 Oct
In any list of Canberra‘s favourite restaurants, Rocksalt in the Belconnen suburb of Hawker invariably gets a mention. With modern Australian cuisine, it’s known for its friendly atmosphere, decent prices and generous portions, while still managing to be synonymous with a fine dining experience.
Tags: Belconnen, Belconnen restaurants, blog, Canberra, Dionysus, Hawker, menu, restaurants, review, Rocksalt, Wine
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Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival
17 Apr
This past Sunday was a spectacular day, and after enjoying the beautiful cars set against the gorgeous backdrop at Auto Italia 2012, we didn’t want to miss the Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival, so we hurried onto the Barton Highway and set off towards Murrumbateman.
The Wine Harvest Festival brochure promoted 24 wineries in the region, but strangely local favourite Poachers Pantry (which T2 recently visited) was missing. Of course, with 24 wineries and with only three hours available to us before their advertised closing time (5pm), there was plenty to keep us busy. The most difficult part was choosing exactly which ones we wanted to go to!
Tags: Auslese, Australian Capital Territory, Barton Highway, blog, Canberra, Canberra district, Chris Johnson, Clonakilla, Dionysus, Flint in the Vines, Murrumbateman, review, Riesling, Shaw Vineyard, Shiraz, Surveyor's Hill, Wine, Wine Harvest Festival, Winery
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