{"id":101,"date":"2016-04-18T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2016\/04\/oxley-victoria.html\/"},"modified":"2016-04-18T12:53:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T12:53:00","slug":"oxley-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2016\/04\/18\/oxley-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxley, Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PQBLs2lU1SE\/VxS05gzIAiI\/AAAAAAAAIUM\/SkmW7OzAMa02X29B4a5zvr3ULrhUMksmwCLcB\/s1600\/O.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PQBLs2lU1SE\/VxS05gzIAiI\/AAAAAAAAIUM\/SkmW7OzAMa02X29B4a5zvr3ULrhUMksmwCLcB\/s1600\/O.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s &#8216;O is for Monday&#8217; and today I&#8217;m taking you to the scenic North-East of Victoria, as part of my Wander Victoria* April A to Z challenge. We&#8217;re a three-hour drive from Melbourne in the semi-rural community of Oxley, with a population of just over 500 inhabitants. Come with me, I can&#8217;t wait to show you around, we&#8217;re going to meet some really nice locals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wKP_8gWZYBQ\/VxS68tRiMiI\/AAAAAAAAIUc\/uaVzbXkec0I3nd3FGJlvFbpoDhDgy2L8QCLcB\/s1600\/Oxley1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wKP_8gWZYBQ\/VxS68tRiMiI\/AAAAAAAAIUc\/uaVzbXkec0I3nd3FGJlvFbpoDhDgy2L8QCLcB\/s640\/Oxley1.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Oxley Post Box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Let&#8217;s be honest, not many people are going to drive three hours just to go to Oxley, but it is my pleasure to take you off the beaten track. And whilst you are here you can always pop into Brown Brothers winery, or indeed if you have your own aircraft you can land it at their private airstrip.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9PtiQmcyTA8\/VxTCt5g_hCI\/AAAAAAAAIUw\/-K7M9m3Cb-Usob48T3FJ2y8viP8ymXpYACLcB\/s1600\/Oxley.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9PtiQmcyTA8\/VxTCt5g_hCI\/AAAAAAAAIUw\/-K7M9m3Cb-Usob48T3FJ2y8viP8ymXpYACLcB\/s640\/Oxley.jpg?resize=640%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Brown Brothers is one of Australia&#8217;s most renown and respected wine businesses, and I know from the comments already made, how many of you love our Aussie wines!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We will start our day at Brown Brothers, Milawa and if you look very carefully you will see lots of little wrens hopping about everywhere. Now sorry to be a tease but that stretch limo below is not for us! No, let&#8217;s leave that to the 1920 Flapper girls on a hen party weekend. We&#8217;re going to be cycling. There, I knew you&#8217;d be excited at that thought! Brown Brothers have a fabulous scheme and you can borrow a bike to explore the local Milawa Gourmet Region.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b>Hats on and follow me!<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LYyMcdTcjjM\/VxTDgvH5pLI\/AAAAAAAAIU4\/Xukz5A62fUoLokyYAGzT61lfb8ttgkk5gCLcB\/s1600\/Brown%2BBros.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LYyMcdTcjjM\/VxTDgvH5pLI\/AAAAAAAAIU4\/Xukz5A62fUoLokyYAGzT61lfb8ttgkk5gCLcB\/s640\/Brown%2BBros.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Wrens, bikes and limos at Brown Brothers winery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">There is so much to see in the local area and I have to say it didn&#8217;t take me long to have my basket full to the brim, stuffed with <\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">fabulous local produce, cheese and bread, olive oils, Milawa mustard and the like.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nOPI1u6d4V4\/VxTCMR4EFxI\/AAAAAAAAIU0\/dTlZdDWPCYYlRGrycHhoak5WXQY94mKzwCKgB\/s1600\/Oxley2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nOPI1u6d4V4\/VxTCMR4EFxI\/AAAAAAAAIU0\/dTlZdDWPCYYlRGrycHhoak5WXQY94mKzwCKgB\/s640\/Oxley2.jpg?resize=640%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Off we set, I&#8217;m slightly unbalanced with all that extra weight in my front basket, wobbling behind <\/span>Mr.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"> Wren on the 6 Km cycle path ride to Oxley.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8216;enough olive oil, let&#8217;s find the wine!&#8217;&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">He yells as he sets off like the clappers with the lure of wine tasting ahead.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;We pedal alongside pretty fields full of sheep and cattle and happily despite being at the base of the Victorian Alps, Snow Road, the main road into Oxley is relatively flat. Phew!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We can&#8217;t help but notice how dry the area is, but obviously, this&nbsp;sun-drenched King Valley climate is great for wine. Yesterday, was a perfect Autumn day at 24 degrees centigrade, 6 degrees warmer than Melbourne.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8rhAJbEGCbA\/VxTKXFbhthI\/AAAAAAAAIVY\/xN80l_WuUtUOu3fFH-UoGLyCRnQ062WIwCKgB\/s1600\/Oxley5.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8rhAJbEGCbA\/VxTKXFbhthI\/AAAAAAAAIVY\/xN80l_WuUtUOu3fFH-UoGLyCRnQ062WIwCKgB\/s640\/Oxley5.jpg?resize=640%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Arriving in Oxley we have a dilemma as both the vineyards&nbsp;have been recommended to us. In the end, we opt to visit Ciavarella&nbsp;Oxley Estate wines being slightly closer. Tucked away at the back of the village, we soon find ourselves whizzing through the vines towards the cellar door.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-atRyAFFdbZY\/VxTMlA4F-6I\/AAAAAAAAIVg\/Z9DsByKNBFAn1GQesE_bTL1HvN6Xs95AACLcB\/s1600\/Oxley4.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-atRyAFFdbZY\/VxTMlA4F-6I\/AAAAAAAAIVg\/Z9DsByKNBFAn1GQesE_bTL1HvN6Xs95AACLcB\/s640\/Oxley4.jpg?resize=478%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"478\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Oxley Estate is a family run business and despite it being a Sunday lunch time we are given a very warm welcome and are offered a glass of water as we clearly looked like we needed it! &#8216;<i>Water?&#8217; <\/i>Says Mr Wren?!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We enjoyed the private tasting, yes surprisingly we were the only ones there! Mr Wren asked lots of questions about the grapes, reads all the tasting notes and then carefully chooses a few wines for us to enjoy back in Melbourne. We look at our purchases and are wondering how many clinking bottles of wine will fit in our baskets when they suggest we leave all our shopping behind for later collection returning with the car &#8211; brilliant idea!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZXZ32RG2c0\/VxTS2mqsKyI\/AAAAAAAAIV4\/GMI7lzW02IoIoMJQ7b534YoEI0xOPD0-QCLcB\/s1600\/Oxley7.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZXZ32RG2c0\/VxTS2mqsKyI\/AAAAAAAAIV4\/GMI7lzW02IoIoMJQ7b534YoEI0xOPD0-QCLcB\/s640\/Oxley7.jpg?resize=640%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We stop off at the Oxley Pantry for a fabulous coffee. It&#8217;s a one-stop shop with a friendly welcome for sure. It&#8217;s the ultimate corner store, with the Post Office, a bottle shop and some amazing bacon and egg rolls ,so they say, &nbsp;all in one.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I hope you have enjoyed being off the beaten track today on our tour de Oxley. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow when we will be joining the rich and famous at Portsea on the Mornington Peninsula. Hey, I wonder if that limousine still there, maybe we should ride in style?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">As always, thank you so much for joining me.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Remember&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b>&#8216;Not all those who wander are lost!&#8217;&nbsp;<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><b style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">J. R. R.<\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Tolkien<\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lvxG-jFol8M\/VxTRtjIJYDI\/AAAAAAAAIVw\/YLgL0BcJrPYaslvAd6ygWZ_lI1_2qTlowCLcB\/s1600\/lww_2.png?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lvxG-jFol8M\/VxTRtjIJYDI\/AAAAAAAAIVw\/YLgL0BcJrPYaslvAd6ygWZ_lI1_2qTlowCLcB\/s320\/lww_2.png?resize=320%2C106&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">PS: *&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">Wander Victoria is an initiative&nbsp;of our Victorian State Government to encourage us&nbsp;to explore the charms of regional Victoria. You can find out more on my previous post&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.co.nz\/2016\/03\/a-to-z-challenge-reveal.html\">here<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with thanks to all the hosts at <a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s &#8216;O is for Monday&#8217; and today I&#8217;m taking you to the scenic North-East of Victoria, as part of my Wander Victoria* April&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,89,66,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia","category-oxley","category-visit-victoria","category-wander-victoria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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