At the cellar door

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The Clare Valley is known for it's really delicious Rieslings. There are an abundance of small great wineries in a relatively small area, so who are we to pass up this fine opportunity to learn a little about riesling.

There is a bike trail that leads from Auburn to Clare covering a distance of 25km (ish) each way, and a couple of additional loops that you can choose that include more of the areas cellar doors. The trail is called The Riesling Trail (inspired huh?), and we grabbed some bikes, donned our go faster bike helmets and hit the trail.

We started in Clare, from where we headed South to the Sevenhill Winery. Sevenhill is the oldest winery in the Clare Valley, it was established by Jesuit priests - to make their communion wine when supplies from Europe had run out.
Lunch was eaten at the Skillogalee winery - where we ate rack of lamb with a 2004 Shiraz. After there we merrily peddled on our way to Jenneret, Mitchell and finally Penna Lane where the winemaker gave us his open bottle of reserve shiraz to have with our dinner.
The whole day was amazing. We were on the trail cycling and tasting for over 7 hours. My legs are sore, but I'm happy.