A BUMPER breakfast as well as A hunter VALLEY REVELATION

You understand when you get those weeks that don’t seem to be rather genuine in exactly how quick they’ve gone? That was last week. It’s been bananas.

Thankfully, we like bananas so we’ve type of enjoyed all that’s been going on. You may keep in mind we went to Marysville in regional Victoria the week before. Well, this week just gone we visited the hunter Valley – new South Wales’ premier wine region. At the exact same time we’re organising our house as well as office moves as well as getting ready for a trip to Tasmania in the second week of September.

The great news is we’ve survived. The even much better news is it’s provided some quite fine Instagram material!

Here’s our week just gone in our favourite photosharing platform:

Now we’re back in Sydney, it doesn’t seem rather genuine that we were just here. Buxton Trout as well as Salmon farm in the next town from Marysville, Victoria. You can come right here as well as catch your own fish dinner or just grab a pot of feed as well as watch the fish go into an eating frenzy with this spectacular backdrop.

Visiting this fish farm is one of our top things to do when you come to this gorgeous part of Australia.

Also on the listing of top reasons to go to Marysville, Victoria is the drive. This is part of the Black Spur – an incredible winding stretch of bitumen that takes you with incredible alpine forests up into the mountains as well as with the Yarra region.

Back in Sydney, we’ve gone to one of my favourite locations for ribs as well as burgers. It’s called Ribs n Burgers as a matter of fact. What can I state – I don’t like food surprises!

I’ve gone for the slow-cooked spare rib burger (best of both tasty worlds) as well as Mrs romance has opted for the bunless version – a whole rack of ribs! We’re right here hanging out with our mate Jess as well as her mum in the Zetland branch of RnB. inspect it out if you’re ever in the area. I’ve never been disappointed.

How’s this view? It’s just sensational, isn’t it?

It’s the outlook from the cellar door of the Scarborough family’s vineyard. In the distance you can see the bluff of the end of the Brokenback Range, which is a spur of the fantastic Dividing variety that runs the full length of the east coastline of Australia.

Not a poor location to find a taste some gorgeous wine, is it?

We’re right here visiting Ian ‘Scarbie’ Scarborough as well as his lovely family. We can’t wait to get to understand these incredible people a bit more – as well as their wines! The Scarborough household have been making the household label since the ’70s as well as they comply with the traditional styles of the region.

Scarborough wine Co is famous for their Chardonnays – as well as as you may know, we’ve been checking out the renaissance of this range recently. So we’re excited to see what’s going on here.

If you’re going to go to the hunter Valley, you may also do it in style with a bit of romance. This is our astounding bathroom at the opulent Spicers Vineyard Estate just down the road from Scarborough Wines.

Not bad, is it? You should see the rest of the suite!

Tonight, we’re lucky sufficient to be having dinner with Scarbie himself, Sally his daughter, Jerome his son as well as of program his remarkable spouse Merralea. We’ve likewise had the enjoyment to satisfy as well as dine with mark as well as Belinda Stapleton, who run Spicers Vineyard Estate. mark is the executive chef of Botanica, the restaurant that’s part of the retreat here.

The food is ridiculously tasty, the company’s incredible as well as the wine is so great we’re truly not looking ahead to tomorrow when we have to leave.

Back in our space at Spicers, we’re relaxing with a free mixed drink brought round by the hotel personnel as well as the crackling terminate they’ve developed for us while we’ve been out.

In the past I don’t believe we’ve truly seen the beauty of the hunter Valley. however having this wine region explained to us by a regional as well as by people in the wine industry, we’re starting to comprehend what this location is about. We can’t wait to share our new-found understanding with you extremely soon.

Once again, we’re back in Sydney as well as celebrating with a huge ol’ breakfast.

Why are we celebrating, you may ask. Well, we’ve just moved. Yup, we’ve lastly left our bit area in Surry Hills after 10 years! We’re likewise celebrating since our incredible buddies from San Diego – Mona as well as Brendan – are visiting. just in time to assist shift some boxes!

Just kidding. They timed it completely to just walk directly out to the pub with us for a hard-earned drink!

My new commute into the city looks a bit different, I must say. I’m happy I’ve got to get utilized to this. I don’t suppose it’s going to be rather as much fun when it’s raining though!

How was your weekend? What’s your commute to work like? have you ever visited Scarborough Winery? tell us all about it in the comments!

Images by Mr as well as Mrs romance via Instagram: @MrAndMrsRomance, @HairRomance, @Christina.Butcher – Mrs R’s Insta account as well as @AngryBastard of course!