Yarra Valley

Jus and I spent our Saturday at the Yarra Valley.

Below are pictures taken at Shantell, Yarra Valley. Two thumbs up for this restaurant/winery.

Shan, the winemaker of this winery was born in Malaysia~! He studied medicine at Monash, subsequently practiced as a general surgeon, and now runs a winery. He is now 60 years of age and still practicing medicine part-time~! Wow, all hats off to him =)

He runs this small but lovely vineyard with his wife, Turid from Norway. She studied physics at University of Melbourne and obtained her doctorate in 1971~!



Lovely scenery through a wine glass



Bon appetite - Our entree consisted of a variety of cheeses, crackers, smoked chicken, smoked salmon, mushrooms, beetroot puree, turkish bread, roast beef, salads. Nowadays, i usually try to steer away from smoked items because its too high in sodium. However, this entree dish was great~! Wasnt too salty at all.



My favourite - beetroot puree up close





My main meal - seafood dish consisted of prawns, salmon on lemon mash and squid. Ive never tasted squid so tender before. Yum =)I thought that it was interesting that the dish is served with a lime wedge. I usually have it with lemon instead.



If you are heading up to the Yarra Valley, I recommend that you stop by this winery for lunch. The restaurant is open from Thurs - Sun. For the kiasu Asians, discounts are available if you use the entertainment card =)