Booze

 A few weekends ago we went to a cider festival about an hour outside of Melbourne. Quick side note, it's so bizarre that it's autumn right now and not turning into summer! This specific weekend at Kellybrook winery felt and looked like October! It was a tiny charming festival. There were multiple ciders to taste, a.k.a., "scrumpy", and there was some tasty greasy food. There were some fantasticly random english country dancers, and they had set up an area for live music in their garden. The cider in Melbourne has been so good and is turning into a favorite alternative to wine.

This past weekend we went on a wine tour with the "Wines Guys" to the Yarra Valley. I saw the deal on living social back in March and wasn't sure what to expect; how often do you jump at the chance to go on a mob themed wine tasting tour? I have to say, it was so much fun. The tour guide was very funny and entertaining, and the people in our group were great. We did 4 wineries over the course of the afternoon, and had a really great lunch after the 3rd tasting...was definitely pretty tipsy by this point. We only ended up buying 1 bottle of a pinot noir from the first tasting of the day which is unfortunate, but, it's just an excuse to have to go back.