36 Hours in Rome for Second Timers
This is not a post for Rome virgins. On your first visit, you have to pay your dues. Itineraries planned, tickets pre-booked. That bucket...
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Sophie Griffiths
- Mar 23, 2022
- 4 min
Travel Guide: Planning a Wine Tasting Day in Mornington Peninsula
Only 1.5 hours from Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula is a brilliant option for a day of wine tasting thanks to its compactness, focus and...
Sophie Griffiths
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
Recipes from Sicily: Pasta alla Norma
A real Sicilian classic, you can barely go wrong with this recipe which is pure, indulgent comfort food. The name comes from the opera...
Sophie Griffiths
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
Recipes from Sicily: Tonno all’Eoliana - Aeolian-style Marinated Tuna with Capers & Fresh Tomato
Capers, these spicy, pungent little buds are commonly found in Sicilian cooking, seeing as they are cultivated on the island of...
Sophie Griffiths
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
Recipes from Sicily: Orange & Fennel Sicilian Tuna Ceviche
One morning while anchored up in a bay on the island of Vulcano, we were greeted by the sight of a fishing boat offering us to buy some...
Sophie Griffiths
- Apr 6, 2020
- 6 min
Breaky Bottom: England's Most Idyllic Vineyard
Breaky Bottom is to blame for converting my nonchalant interest in English fizz into a fully-blown love affair. On a June weekend in...
Sophie Griffiths
- Apr 3, 2020
- 8 min
Wine Hippy: Plan a California Road Trip
Planning a drive up the Pacific Coast Highway? Here is my small, but perfectly formed, tried and tested address book for places to add to...
Sophie Griffiths
- Feb 12, 2020
- 4 min
Sauternes: My liquid love story
Is there one particular wine that made you fall in love… with wine I mean? Often people who love wine will have one particular epiphany...
Sophie Griffiths
- Nov 7, 2019
- 4 min
5 Unmissable Experiences in Transylvania
Did you know Transylvania means The Land Beyond The Forest? (Trans across - Sylvania Forest land). I can hardly imagine a more...
Sophie Griffiths
- Oct 31, 2019
- 24 min
The Land Beyond The Forest: In Search of Romanian Wine
Romania. I’m not too proud to admit that before I began looking into it, I couldn't have pointed out Romania properly on a map (other...
Sophie Griffiths
- Oct 7, 2019
- 5 min
Gingerbread Houses & Gingerbread Wine: Two Unmissable Alsace Wineries
In Alsace the gingerbread vibes are strong. Around every corner is a location scout's wet dream for a live-action Disney remake, just wa
Sophie Griffiths
- Oct 2, 2019
- 9 min
The Perfect Wine Weekend in Alsace
Wine lovers, let's dream about the perfect wine weekend. What would it be? - Less than 2 hrs by plane from London Heathrow (perhaps on a
Sophie Griffiths
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
How To Pick Rosé: 5 Practical Tips For Your Holiday
How do you pick Rosé? Perhaps you really want a nice pale-coloured Rosé, but how on earth do you choose off the wine list, when you can’t...
Sophie Griffiths
- Aug 13, 2019
- 9 min
An Oenophile's Dalmatian Sailing Itinerary
The Wine-Dark Sea This is essentially the post I wish I could've found whilst planning our two week sailing trip: how do I combine the...
Sophie Griffiths
- Aug 13, 2019
- 5 min
Croatia Travel: Top 5 Destination Restaurants Worth Sailing To
Croatia. I'll admit the first thing I think of is not food. Or wine. But sparkling seas? Yes. Spiny Sea Urchins? In their mutilating...
Sophie Griffiths
- Feb 14, 2019
- 7 min
Henschke’s Hill of Grace: An epiphany in Eden Valley
One of the beautiful aspects to learning about wine is the way wine connects into human history. Whether it’s Medieval monks with too...
Sophie Griffiths
- Jan 30, 2019
- 5 min
The Penfolds Taste of Grange Experience
Have you ever tasted Penfolds Grange or been curious about why they’re so famous? I was recently treated to their ‘Taste of Grange’ experien
Sophie Griffiths
- Jan 30, 2019
- 6 min
Wonder at Yalumba: 8 Reasons To Fall in Love
Why was Samuel Smith, founder of Yalumba so #woke? Find our why and 7 other reasons why you should pay a visit to the fabulous folk of Yalum
Sophie Griffiths
- Jan 29, 2019
- 9 min
How to Boss The Barossa: A Wine Lover's Travel Guide to South Australia
Sydney, I love you. Your beaches are glorious.
Melbourne, you hipster dreamboat, you can do things to brunch no-one else would dream of. But
Sophie Griffiths
- Jan 18, 2019
- 8 min
How To Spend The Perfect Day in Coonawarra
Spending a day in Coonawarra? Check out my top tips for where to eat, where to stay and which wineries to visit!
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