Ultimate Food & Drink: Australiais your complete touring guide to the best wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants in Australia’s premier wine regions, without the fuss.

Experienced travel writer Ben Groundwater has travelled through more than 30 gourmet regions, and gives you the lowdown on only the very best places to visit. Have limited time? Ben offers up a 'perfect' day itinerary for each major gourmet region, so you can get a taste for the area's food and drink options without loads of research. This book also includes stunning images, a seasonal calendar, guides and glossaries to wine and beer tastings, and even a beginners’ guide to Australian spirits.

Keep this guide with you next time you visit a wine region. Throw it in the glovebox. Keep it in your hand luggage. And be prepared to eat, and drink, and join the obsession.

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TheUltimatebooks offer the very best of travel in Australia and beyond, from road trips to train journeys, and cycling routes to hiking trails. Beautifully designed for easy use, these books will inspire you to make the most of your trip with detailed maps, photos, itineraries, and essential information on your route, including things to see and do, where to eat and kid-friendly attractions.

TheUltimateseries won’t just help you on your upcoming adventure, it will inspire you to plan your next one.

About the Author

Ben Groundwater is a travel writer, photographer and broadcaster whose work has been published across the globe. He is the author of two travel books, writes weekly columns for theSydney Morning HeraldandThe Age, hosts the popular travel podcast “Flight of Fancy”, and has twice been named the Australian Society of Travel Writers’ “Travel Writer of the Year”. He lives in Sydney, though his heart belongs in San Sebastian, Spain.