EAT // DRINK
GRAZING, VALLEY STYLE
If you’re in the mood for a graze - rather than a full-on feed - Swan Valley’s restaurants have got you covered. By GAIL WILLIAMS HERE’S A DELICIOUS riddle for those who like to nibble their way to gastronomic nirvana: what do you call a 60cm long, timber board piled high with bounteous fresh produce that demands to be served with a glass of Swan Valley wine or a pint of locally brewed beer? And the answer is . . . drum roll . . . the Ultimate Grazing Platter, a Tudor feast on a plank at Rustique Swan Valley. And it’s sending punters into delirium as they while away afternoons making like Henry VIII, munching on chicken wings, grilled prawns, pork belly bites, artisan cheeses, bread and seasonal fruits often freshly plucked from the trees on site. This $72 whopper could easily feed a hungry Henry – and his six wives – if they took up an old oak barrel under the vines under trailing ivy while pet pooches wander among the fun. Dogs are most welcome. It’s that sort of place. Graham and Caroline Buck, the owners
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