Dannielle's Wine Tour

Our lady of making-the-shop-run-behind-the-scenes, Dannielle, is taking a break from Armadale Cellars for a few weeks of well earned rest and international wine touring. She has promised to e-mail us some images of the regions she visits and we plan to share them with you, our wine community, as she does.

To involve everyone in the trip Armadale Cellars has uncovered this transcript of a pre-recorded message from Dannielle's airline hostess.

"Good evening passengers and welcome to flight Clone444 from Melbourne to Paris.

From Paris we will be travelling a short distance North-East to the lovely wine region of Champagne, and the towns of Reims and Epernay. Here we shall celebrate the start of our trip with the most celebratory of all sparkling wines; but be careful not to be too seduced by the glamour and fame as this is only the beginning.

From Champagne we will continue East, with a bit of South, to the picturesque region of Alsace and the town of Colmar where the gastronomy is regarded as some of France's best. The stunning architecture is influenced by that of Germany, which lies close by across the boarder, and importantly to Alsace both German and French cultures partner to inspire remarkable wines made particularly from Gewurztraminer and Riesling.

You will then move South-West to the town of Beaune. This is Burgundy and like Dijon, where you shall end your wine journey, the region may not be regarded as the most scenic in France (all be it amongst tough competition) but with its undulating fields of vines, grand Domaines and, at times, unparalleled wine excellence for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay it certainly is worthy of its acclaim as one of the worlds greatest wine regions.

We hope you enjoy your trip."

And all of us at Armadale Cellars hope you enjoy this trip Dannielle and while we are jealous we shall look forward to your tour update.