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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 21:54 |
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LOCATED: The hills to the east of Melbourne.
The word 'gourmet' is bandied around these days, its meaning almost lost. Yet just an hour or so from Melbourne is a region that perhaps revives the term in a practical way. Here you will find wines of course, fine and confident, but the food grown on these fertile slopes and valleys offers a perfect foil.
There is cheese, from goats and sheep as well as cows, orchards growing every type of stone fruit and cool climate fruit, lavender, herbs and honey. Berries abound in these cool temperate conditions and, many places even allow you the tactile enjoyment of getting down and dirty as you pick your own.
To match the wealth of produce, of course there are restaurants and accommodation - everything from economy to elegant, suiting all needs. For this really is the key to the region. An urban getaway for some, a back-to-nature dip for others. But always a gastronomic experience
PRINCIPAL TOWNS: Yarra Glen, Healesville, Warburton, Pakenham
PRINCIPAL PRODUCE: Wine grapes, berries, fruit and vegetables, herbs, pork, aquaculture, lavender, dairy products.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 19:44 |
