When Dan Dainton tasted his father’s beer at two years of age, he could never have predicted that one day he and dad, Kevin, would own a brewery. But here they both…
Tag: Food & Wine
By Melissa Walsh Photos: Yanni You would never guess that Barry Iddles grew up on a dairy farm where daily life consisted of feeding the calves and chooks, and attending the…
Now in its 34th Edition, Australian Wine Vintages (also known as ‘The Gold Book’) is the essential guide to discovering the best local wines this year, no matter the price point or…
By Melissa Walsh Photos: Yanni It’s a crisp spring afternoon when I meet winemaker David Lloyd at his winery, Eldridge Estate, and he has just freshened up after working in the…
By: Melissa Walsh Photos: Yanni Tamara Newing stands in her commercial kitchen, lovingly nurturing each and every batch of cheese she creates. This Mt Martha woman is the owner of BoatShed…
By Tracee Hutchison Photos Yanni Moorooduc Estate’s Kate McIntyre loves wine. She loves the sensory overload of its palate and its nose, the way it plays with the light when it…
Winter is a wonderful time to rug up and get out on the Wine Food Farmgate Trail. The ground cools down and winter veg comes into its own; ideal for soup and hearty roasts.…
When mother of three, keen gardener, and former school teacher, Karen Panton, moved to the peninsula 20 odd years ago, she would never have dreamed of one day running her own winery. But as life…
By MELISSA WALSH Photo: YANNIMeeting down at a Mornington beach seemed the most fitting place to catch up with MKR’s Mitch and Laura Skvor, the dynamic cooking duo with a casual peninsula vibe.…