Well I had an absolutely wonderful weekend away with a friend (no kids) to Margaret River and we visited some amazing wineries on our travels. I thought that one of them deserved a special mention as it went down as my favourite for the weekend.
Renowned for 2 things – strangely enough the first is their toilets – OMG!!! Amazing… and the Lady over the lake or as I have seen it referred to online “The chic on the stick” – I think I prefer the Lady over the lake myself! Apparently it was build without planning approval and caused quite a stir as it is not classed to be in the style of the winery region but they managed to get away with it and I am sure have appreciated the media attention that it created.
OK so I am not in the habit of taking snap shots of toilets but I did think that this one was worth it. This is the baby change room and the other toilets are equally impressive. This is in pic of one cubicle. Each one has its own wooden bench and basin, one of the carved mirrors as shown and an array of original artworks… Rightfully so they are probably the most talked about toilets in the region!
Needless to say the winery is divine. The grounds are immaculate, the food was great, the wine was even better and although we went without the kids it has an awesome children’s playground as well.
Wine tasting is done at your table with your purchased wine plate. We went for the larger one and split it between us (I had to drive) and tasted 6 of their wines including the Rose’, Chardonnay and the white. I purchased their Rose’ and another special gift (can’t tell you what because she is probably going to read this before I give it to her!) but their gift range was excellent. They had a whole range of beautifully packaged wines in carry bags, with all the tools, bathrobes, beach towels you name it and they looked great. Their wine bottles are an amazing shape and I had to buy at least 1 bottle so I can keep one!
The grounds provide a lot to talk about from the Garden of Eden with its apple tree as you drive in to the above mentioned gold statue over the lake in her Titanic pose along to their amazing rose bushes with an eye-catching bird bath – a tribute to Steve Irwin.
Garden of Eden with the Lady over the Lake in the Background 
Steve Irwin Tribute Bird BathAll in all it was an A+ from me and we have bookmarked it as a definite place to visit with the kids.
