romantic getaway.

Last weekend, I gave up city life and a night at Metros for a 3 day getaway with my boyfriend in Margaret River. I was looking forward to having a nice and relaxing weekend that would definitely involve a tipple or two, or in my case a few too many (which resulted in the worse headache of my life) and eating lots of amazing foods.

Day 1

We arrived there on a Friday afternoon and decided to check out a few wineries, the first was Fermoy – a small, quaint little winery which takes its name from the town of Fermoy in Ireland. A little celeb side note, one of their wines which was the 2005 Fermoy Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was even served at Prince Frederik and Mary’s wedding. I thought that was pretty impressive!

If you’re ever in Margaret River, make sure you have dinner at Wino’s. The food there is amazing! The standout dishes was the sweet potato gnocchi and the manjimup truffles it was divine and I couldn’t get enough.

sweet potato gnocchi

manjimup truffles

Lastly, the most important course of all – dessert! These were called ‘balls of joy’ and for good reason too.

Day 2

Drinking wine first thing in the morning and continuing throughout the day never turns out well, which I had learnt the hard way despite been warned by Michael several times. I definitely paid for it by the afternoon and had to waste precious hours in Margaret River to sleep it off.

A few of my favourite wineries that we visited that day included:

Cape Mentelle Vineyard – Michael tasting the red wines.

Graylyn Estate – has a lovely vineyard and view and it was here that I bought a bottle of their Rose which smelt like one of  my fav. fruits – guavas.

Xanadu –  had lunch here, the food was really yummy, but I’m not sure if it’s because we were really hungry or that the portions were tiny as.

Voyager Estate – (me looking happy pre-headache) biggest winery that we visited, had a beautiful garden & amazing wine too!

After a whole day of pure wasteoiding and wine tasting, we headed to dinner at Must. The entree’s on this menu was exceptional and included our favourite things such as this chicken liver parfait and the must charcuterie plate and to quote Michael “Best entree ever!”

And as if we didn’t have enough to drink that day…

The wine we ordered was the 2009 Marchand and Burch “Gibraltar Rock” Pinot Noir ($95) which is already starting to come through nicely despite it’s youth. Abundant red cherry fruit, musk and meaty notes on the palate it finishes with long, spicy tannins and a spot of oak. Elegant stuff.. would have been even better if matched with the confit duck leg on the menu! – Michael Tedj

Day 3

After the day I had previously, I didn’t want to make the same mistake again so I volunteered to drive so that I didn’t overindulge in the wine. We finally made it to the Chocolate Factory, here I went nuts buying too much overpriced chocolates, but it was all too hard to resist especially when it came so perfectly packaged in little wine glasses and heart shaped boxes. All worth it though!

After a few more wineries, we decided to stop off at the last one which was Hay Shed Hill to have lunch, before the long drive home.

This brekky pizza was delish!

After only 3 days in Margaret River, I had fallen in love with the place and have decided that one day I could possibly live here. I told Andi about this and her reply was “Really? But it’s quiet right? You could be a country bumpkin? They don’t sell Chanel down there, you know that right?” That snapped me back to reality. I guess my dream of owning a eco-friendly house complete with a vegie garden in Margaret River will have to wait till I’m at least 50.

thuy x

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