27 Yallingup (Part 2)... wine and chocolate

When you need a break from the sunshine, waves, sand and salt, the next best thing to do in Yallingup is explore some of the wineries along Caves Rd. Although it's easy to while away a whole three weeks just visiting wineries, we spent an afternoon visiting our two favourites.

-The most popular sign in the region.... winery in 400m! -

Saracen Estates is divinely beautiful. I forgot to do the wine tasting in favour of soaking up the ambience, marveling at the vines and appreciating the stunning architecture of the cellar door and restaurant. 

Laurance was a favourite of ours from a couple of years ago. It's hard to remember you're in the Margaret River region with the Mediterranean landscaping. The thing I like most is being able to take a range of wines for tasting while drifting around the rose arbour, or sitting on the lawn. 

I always visit the Margaret River Chocolate Company. I seem to have a weakness for (almost) all things chocolate and can spend ages wandering around the aisles with the free chocolate buttons melting in my hands as I decide what to buy. 

Yallingup summer days really are blissfully relaxing and indulgent. The real world seems so far away and it's always hard to adjust back to normal life when you return. Each time, the prospect of a sea change is more and more tempting... 

From Perth, with love xox