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 AUSTRALIA
Having lived in Melbourne, Australia for close to 5 years, I have a strong affinity for anything Australian. In addition to enjoying the beauty and vastness of the countryside, the wonderful gregarious nature of the people, and the buzz of some of the most amazing beaches in the world, I also greatly enjoyed the fantastic collection of wines the country has to offer.
I lived on the Mornington Peninsula, just south-east of Melbourne, which was “Pinot Noir Country”. The Yarra Valley wine region was easily accessible to me, as well as Central Victoria, where two memorable winery visits were to the Mitchelton Winery and to Chateau Tahbilk. I was also fortunate enough to get over to South Australia and tour some of their great wineries, such as Hardy’s, Chateau Reynella, Tintara and Leasingham.
 FRANCE
When I finally retire to a small vineyard in the South of France it will be the last French wine region that I will need to visit. I already have check marks against Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais and Champagne. My visit to Bordeaux was probably my favorite trip to date. Staying in the Prince Noir Suite at the Chateaux (President Nixon had the same suite when he stayed there some 30 years earlier). A week spent touring some of the top Chateaux tasting some of the best wine in the world! Somewhere between the French cooking class and the wine tasting in the cellar of Chateaux Margeaux, it dawned on me, I love my job!!!
 SPAIN
 Of all the counties I have traveled to for wine exploration, Spain is the country I have spent the least amount of time in. Although I spent only 10 days there, my days were booked from sun up to sun down touring the beautiful wine regions of Montilla, Ribera del Duero, Rioja and of course Sherry.
 GERMANY
As a Brit now residing in America, I have found two of my personal passions to be completely underrated in the USA, Soccer and German Wine. While David Beckham is doing his part to promote the former, I will do my best to enlighten you about the latter.
 German wines, though admittedly a bit tricky to get a handle on, are undoubtedly some of the best wines to pair with food, and also represent some of the best wine values in the market today. Many of them are drier than the most popular California Chardonnays and have much more character than your favorite Pinot Grigio
The time I spent in Germany really opened my eyes and palate to the character, age worthiness and sheer enjoyment factor that the Riesling grape offers. Find a store with a great selection and a resident German wine fan to guide you, and you too will probably end up listing Riesling as your favorite white wine
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