I love all our fermented friends

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Living only 45 minutes from Australia's premier wine growing region, the Barossa Valley, it's hard not to get into wine. To me wine is just a diverse and enjoyable as beer. Often it's much more accesible, particularly at restraunts you can almost always find a top quality wine but rarely a top quality beer.
I also love spirits, and whiskey is my favourite. A single malt from the Isle of Islay is a joy to drink on a cold winters night. Laphroaig (http://www.laphroaig.com/) is a particular favourite of mine.
But whether it's beer, wine or spirits it's got to be good quality. I don't drink just for the sake of it, I drink because I like the aroma, taste etc. If it tastes crap then I'll have a glass of water instead. Even on a stinking hot day I would rather have a cup of tea than a VB.
Cheers
MAH