Macedon Ranges wine festival

I went to the Macedon Ranges Wine Festival ( http://www.macedonrangeswine.com.au/budburst-festival/ ), and it was great fun! Apart from beautiful views, it allowed me to experience the different types of wine experiences:

1) 'the cellar door' - enjoying wine in the premed is surrounded by the barrels

2) 'the farm view' - drinking wine in some lovely farm gardens

3) 'the mountain view' - picking a lovely spot on the hills to have wine overlooking the city

4) 'the garden view' - like a garden party, with the great atmosphere it attracts as well.

A wine tour is a fun way to experience these, as well as see what tastes you like. A special mention to Holgate Brewhouse ( http://www.holgatebrewhouse.com ) as well, where we went for dinner and was fantastic!

AFL special

So, over September I experienced Aussie rules football, catching the whole finals as well, as well as enjoying my adopted team win the final. Although I still don't quite understand the rules, here's a few thoughts to change things up:

1) Those shorts are just too short. Either make them longer or make them cycling shorts.
2) MULTI-BALL!
3) Double points in the last few minutes - admittedly this be a bit unusual but it's a high scoring game anyway, why not keep people there interested in the result til the end?

That said, the Grand Final week was certainly an experience and people really love it here. I caught the post-match concert which was great fun.