05 November 2009

Wine tasting in the Barossa Valley by Tasmin Slater

If you find yourself in South Australia's Barossa Valley just north of Adelaide, stop by the Penfolds Winery for a free tasting and--if you have 65 Australian dollars, or approximately $60 U.S. bucks, you can go into the Winemaker's Laboratory to create your own blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre, like Penfolds own Bin 138. You get to take your blend home in a personalized bottle--stay tuned for tomorrow's chance to win just the thing to get it back safely.

Been to the Barossa Valley? Leave a comment about your favorite winery there.

PSA: Please drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

29 October 2009

Beyerskloof Wine Farm

Stellenbosch, South Africa, is probably the country's best-known wine region where, according to the Stellenbosch Wine Routes website, they've been preparing for your visit for the past 320 years. Download the tasting route map.

Been to Stellenbosch? Leave a comment about your favorite winery there.

PSA: Please drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

22 October 2009

I was going to write something brilliant about the adorable town of Rutherglen in Victoria, Australia, its quaint historical charm and rocking dessert wines and blah blah, but then I ran across the National Public Toilet Map of Australia, "A Project of the National Continence Management Strategy." And it cracked me up so much that today's Go Vino message is simply this: if you're traveling in Australia, you have no reason to be incontient, because this website lets you look up public bathrooms anywhere in the country, save them to your very own "My Toilets" page, and even use the info on your cell.

PSA: Please drink responsibly, and never leave home without finding bathrooms along your tasting route.

Photo by dmansouri.

15 October 2009

A couple of years ago I met some people at a downtown Manhattan wine bar for drinks before a writer's conference, including Pat Thompson, who happens to be a writer who runs a wine-touring company in Italy with her Italian husband. (Seriously, how cool is that?) Pat and Claudio have several upcoming trips to Tuscany, home of Chianti, including Tuscan Wine Treasures and Xtreme Tuscany, the tour for wine freaks.

Been traveling through Tuscany? Dish in the comments!

PSA: Please drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.