Last year we were exploring the area around Terrigal. We looked for road signs pointing to places of interest, and it happened so that the first three directed us to liquor producers: DIstillery Botanica, Six Strings Brewery and Fires Creek Winery.
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Before trying the first glass I asked for something to spit the wine into, but the guy replied reproachfully, “We don’t encourage that. Our wines are too good to spit them out.” A few minutes later I had to agree with that bold claim.
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The place was called Moorilla. A modern building, sleek design and wine bottles with stylish black-and-white labels lined up on the counter. In cellar doors I usually try to buy either good or unusual wines – they had both.
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I was stocked up but they offered 8 to 11 years old wines for 10-15 dollars a bottle, and again, it was from Huntington…
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An island is a somewhat mystical place which begs to be explored. In case of Hamilton Island, what with all the maps and guides, there weren’t any opportunities of Livingstone-style pioneering, but I had made a few discoveries of non-geographical nature.
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