The TRUhE Australian Experience: Margaret River Week-end @ The Basildene Manor

John and I hope that you all had a great week and week-end! John has begun riding his bike to work 2-3
days a week. He joins the other 100+ Chevron riders out on the streets of Perth by 6:30am. The Chevron
contingent is visible everywhere you go.....

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!! - Even though we were unable to watch it........LSU kicked some Gator butt!!!!!
It must have been an exciting game........LSU 41 - FL 11 - Way to go TIGERS!!!! Hopefully JT and I
will be able to catch next week-end's game on tv.

John and I had a great week-end.....We went to the premier wine country of Australia - Margaret River......
What a beautiful place...It is Australia'a version of NAPA and SONOMA - white and white blends only....they are not known for their reds...however, JT did find some wonderful Shiraz and Shiraz blends.....
We left on Friday morning and drove 3 hours. Our first winery was Vasse Felix......wonderful
whites.....We stayed for almost 3 hours because we met a very sweet American girl, from Florida, who is
now living here with her husband,who is a chef at one of the restaurants. The wine was great toooooo..

I have a challenge........a two-part challenge.......whomever can guess how many bottles of wine were bought and which vineyard we purchased the most from (see list of winery's below) will receive a bottle of Australian white or red (whatever your preference) from the Truhe's Wine Cellar when we get home.....THIS WILL ALSO PROVE HOW MANY OF YOU ARE ACTUALLY READING MY BLOG!!!!!! :) :) :) You must email us with your answers by Monday,October 24th. JT and I will personally deliver your bottle of wine, at our convenience (of course), unless you plan on visiting The Woodlands any time soon!

We took lots of pictures and I hope that you enjoy them as much as we did visiting Margaret River.
There are over 80 wineries in Margaret River, so needless to say, JT and I will be visiting again. We
stayed at a beautiful B&B - Basildene Manor - an early 1900's - Old World Charm - residence.
It was simply breathtaking...The weather, however, did not cooperate. It rained all week-end.
Oh well.......Stopping at the Margaret River Chocolate Factory helped alot. The names of the vine-
yards we visited are: Vasse Felix, Cape Mentalle, Leeuwin Estates, Capel Vale, Voyager Estates
and Xanadu. Good luck!!!!!

VASSE FELIX - 1ST WINERY