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Liquid light: Beautiful Barossa

By drdblogs on May 18, 2018May 18, 2018

Vines and olive groves. Is it Tuscany? Bordeaux? Rioja? No, Barossa Valley. Australia’s premier wine region lies just 70 km from Adelaide. For millennia the Dreamtime legend spoke of a serpent who formed the ranges that surround this modern day Garden of Eden. A mere couple of centuries ago, Lutheran refugees, fleeing Prussia’s religious intolerance

Posted in: Barossa Valley, liquid, South Australia, Weekly photo challenge, wine, wineries, WPC

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Three states in one day

By drdblogs on April 8, 2018April 29, 2018

A Riverland monochrome photo-essay Exploring the River Murray’s might across three states. The great Aussie road trip, especially at Easter as autumn draws in, a last (not really) chance to experience the great outdoors. The roads choke with caravans, campers, 4x4s, boats(!), a convoy of vintage buses, and us. We took a trip through the

Posted in: Barossa, Mildura, New South Wales, River Murray, Riverland, road trip, South Australia, the Big Orange, Victoria

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Cellar Door Festival

By drdblogs on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE, 2-4 March 2018 Just as this year’s vintage is on the brink of harvest, South Australia’s wine makers gather together for the Cellar Door Festival. Held over a weekend with free wine, spirits and beer tastings from over a hundred producers, this can get a bit messy. Hence this year’s greater emphasis