Thursday, February 14, 2008

On The Comeback.....?

WINE ME DINE ME

John Wood is joined by a team of presenters – COLIN LANE, JENNIFER ADAMS, GIAAN ROONEY, CHERIE HAUSLER and Western Australia’s very own TOD JOHNSTON – as they discover the best wine and gourmet delights on offer in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

Each episode of WINE ME DINE ME features six segments based on the produce tales from the different regions in the three featured states – the best accommodation, eccentric local characters, quirkiest pubs and so on.

There will also be regular guest presenters visiting other well-known wine regions, including Tasmania, New South Wales and New Zealand.

In the series debut, John Wood and Colin Lane parachute into one of Victoria’s premier wine regions, the Yarra Valley, to taste-test wine and strawberries while special celebrity guest presenter Jimeoin reveals his favourite holiday spots in Torquay. Tod Johnston explores the city of Mandurah, catches local crabs, cooks them on a houseboat with local chef Mike Junghans and cooks up a gastronomic feast.

Giann Rooney bonds with Melbourne’s best baristas to taste the city’s strongest coffee while Jennifer Adams spends a day on the farm in Daylesford before rewarding herself with a visit to the Lake House Spa. Across the border in South Australia, Cherie Hausler visits Coorong, the setting for Colin Thiele’s novel Storm Boy, and further afield,