Back in Estonia, already years ago,, we found an Australian Shiraz we both like a lot. I found out the wine cellar is actually close to Adelaide, so we decided to book a shiraz wine tasting.
The trip there was nice through rolling hills and winding roads, some of them unpaved, which all took a bit longer then planned, but since we took plenty of time we where at the cellar about 10 minute before our appointment.
We where greeted by Alison, who asked if we wanted to sit inside or outside. Since the weather was pretty mild we picked a place in the shadow and she started with an introduction of the history of Hardy’s and the region in general. We started with a shiraz that is only available in Australia. Very nice and recognizable. A good step above our normal ‘house wine’.
In total we had 5 different Shirazs, all with a slightly differnt tast. The last was was for sure the best, but at 150 AUD per bottle it better be.
After the tasting we checked out the winery and took some pictures. We had lunch in a nearby park and then decided to get back to the same camp site we stay the night before, as there was not that much choice in the region. Funnily on the way back the GPS suggested a different route, where the 4WD was not a luxery on one stretch of the route. A very warn down track down the hill was a nice challenge.
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