Saturday, June 20, 2009

Loving Leeuwin Estates Winery

The grounds of this winery, like many, are well-kempt and make you want to stay and relax awhile. This is a large winery and is used as a venue for weddings, parties and even a yearly concert with international big name acts. Such diverse entertainers as kd lang, Sting, James Taylor, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Diana Ross, Julio Inglesias and the London Philharmonic Orchestra have played on the lawns of this picturesque estate.

The basement holds an art gallery with handmade furniture that I wish I could afford to bring home. It's solid so the freight alone would be exhorbitant but I love the Jarrah and other indigineous Australian woods.

George and Paul bellied up to the bar to taste the
wines, coming back with a couple of cases.

We saw a wedding party at our condo that also ended up here. The Bentley in the background is the wedding coach, a bit different than our 1973 VW bug.

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