I woke up yesterday, looked out of the window and...

:)

Lovedale Long Lunch: where it's all about the wine, the food and the good times! :)

Every year, there's a weekend in May where the region of Lovedale in the Hunter Valley (wine region North-West of Sydney for the ones that don't know yet ;)) attracts thousands of people for 2 days of fun in the Sun! Seven wineries and restaurants work together to offer the best wines, food and music to the visitors. Travel from vineyard to vineyard and spread your lunch over the whole day, tasting a bit here and there, buying when you like and enjoying the superb scenery with the music of life bands in the background...

You start early in the morning, so first stop is all about getting in the mood with a cup of coffee and letting the heat of the Sun wake you up :)
Welcome to Sandalyn Wilderness Estate




Time for some food at Gartelmann Hunter Estate


Cured Ocean Trout with a carrot and cucumber salad, creme fraiche and salsa verde and 2009 Gartelmann Jessica Verdelhoto accompany this


No red wine without a nice piece of cheese, right?

The end of the day is approaching at Allandale Windery, last chance to taste the wines, red? white? verdelho, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Semillon, sparkling, Muscat... I ended up buying a Chambourcin from 2003... never heard of this one before, but definitely nice, will be perfect for a nice steak dinner! :d


Long days and a lot of people = a lot of wine


Time to go home already, the day went by way too fast! but at least we get beautiful views to say goodbye... and see you next year for sure! :)