HILLS SHORT WINE AND FOOD TRAIL If you’re in the Adelaide Hills, keep your eye out for the map of the Hills Short Wine and Food Trail. This handy guide will help you locate some of the many great places to stop for local food and wine experiences. Take in the sights and tastes of gourmet food and wine producers based in townships such as Gumeracha, Lobethal, Woodside and Balhannah. Outlets on the trail include Bird in Hand Wines, Woodside Cheese Wrights, Tilbrook Estate, the Lobethal Bierhaus and more. Copies of the map are available from Visitor Information Centres located in the Adelaide Hills, as well as outlets included on the trail. For more information click here
CHOCOLATE @ NO5 Chocoholic alert…. Chocolate @ No5, located on the Main Street of Hahndorf offers everything chocolate in a cosy, rustic setting. Settle back in a lounge chair in this charming 1850s cottage and choose from a range of local and imported chocolate delights. The menu includes everything from hot chocolate, to chocolate milkshakes made with melted Belgian chocolate, chocolate fondues, Belgian Sugar Waffles served with melted chocolate and other decadent desserts. Treat yourself to Adelaide produced Cocolat, national varieties including Max Brenner, and international varieties including Alice Chocolate (New York based made in Switzerland), MarieBelle (New York) and Melt Chocolate (London). Before you leave, don’t forget to purchase an exclusive No5 Cake to take home. These individual cakes come in four blissful flavours; chocolate, chocolate and orange, chocolate and hazelnut and chocolate and raspberry. For more information click here
A SHARED TABLE
Share a table with hosts Tori and David, plus locals and travelers at a ‘Long Table Lunch’ each Sunday at Producers of McLaren Vale. Enjoy seasonal hosted tastings and a set menu of the day inspired by fruits of the farm. The autumn menu celebrates the best seasonal produce of the region, inspired by produce grown on the farm. Enjoy dishes created with olive oil, verjuice, quinces, pears, grapes, apples, beans, walnuts, leeks, almonds, figs and mushrooms. Each shared table features local wines, and when available, winemakers and food producers will join the group for a meal and lively discussion. Bookings essential.
For more information please call 0434 008 046.
HILTON PROVOCATEUR The Hilton Adelaide now offers a new package that promises to take guests on a romantic journey. The Provocateur Package offers couples accommodation in a Hilton Deluxe Room (complete with candles, aromatic essences and scattered rose petals), Simon Bryant’s ‘Aphrodisiac Tasting Platter’ including treats such as fig tart, oysters natural with vodka jelly, ocean trout caviar and chives, chocolate truffles, a bottle of sparkling wine, plus other tips to help couples enjoy romantic reinvigoration. To further personalise the experience, pick up your copy of the ‘Hilton Provocateur’ booking survey to choose your favourite music and aromatherapy scents. For more information please call Rachael Oates on 8237 0729.
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