美食愛好者在瑞福瑞納度過的終極長週末

連綿不斷的奧蘭芝（Orange）林、一望無際的葡萄園、鬱鬱蔥蔥的杏仁和西梅果園——新南威爾士州南部的瑞福瑞納地區被譽為該州的“美食之鄉”，這並非浪得虛名。這裡豐饒的物產吸引了許多澳洲頂尖的生產商和製造商——才華橫溢的廚師、手工冰淇淋大師、獲獎的釀酒師、起司和巧克力製作師。所有這些，構成了一場美食之旅，不僅能讓您飽餐一頓，還能讓您的冷藏袋裡裝滿各種美食帶回家。

早晨

抵達格里菲斯，享受一天的美食貝拉維塔瑞弗里納卡桑德拉·卡多林 (Cassandra Cadorin) 帶領的美食之旅——和許多當地人一樣，卡桑德拉擁有意大利血統。體驗是客製化的，但卡桑德拉的行程中經常會去的地方包括李子農場和備受讚譽的酒莊。卡拉布里亞家族葡萄酒和精品生產商 Mino + Co. Cassandra 在葡萄園長大，對該地區的頂級生產商提供了豐富而深刻的評論。

回到城裡，艾斯林釀酒廠週六開放品酒和參觀。與酒莊老闆兼釀酒師馬克和米歇爾·伯恩斯一起品嚐小批量的瑞福瑞納朗姆酒、單一麥芽威士忌茶色酒或胡椒莓杜松子酒。

卡拉布里亞家族葡萄酒，格里菲斯

午安

Zecca的主廚兼合夥人本在自家廚房烹調家傳意式菜餚，菜單主要採用當地供應商的食材。菜品質樸大方，體現了地道的地道美食風格——意麵美味得令人想打包帶回家，而得益於店內供應商的供應，這一切皆有可能。

沿著街道漫步即可到達Bertoldo 的糕點店，自 1952 年以來一直供應意式脆餅、奶油甜餡煎餅捲和意式冰淇淋。這家家族經營的餐廳以老派風格為傲，您很可能會看到店主在廚房或冰淇淋吧後面忙碌。

你需要開車去雅蘭酒莊位於城郊；通勤絕對值得。酒窖有一個令人心醉的露台，桌子距離葡萄藤只有幾公尺遠。這裡的葡萄酒偏愛杜瑞夫和內比奧羅等義大利葡萄品種，但酒商也釀造設拉子和氣泡酒。點一杯白葡萄酒和一份起司拼盤，欣賞美景吧。

雅蘭酒莊，格里菲斯

晚上

盧克·皮科洛曾在義大利的米其林星級餐廳工作多年。他的家人和農場裡種植的美味農產品吸引他回到家鄉。利莫內餐飲之後，盧克將這些豐收的果實做成了蕁麻餛飩、焦黃油和格倫代爾當地榛子等菜餚。

如果你想步行回住處，探索公寓式飯店提供小廚房的單臥和雙臥套房。如果您不介意開車，明天可以出發前往南邊，行程50公里，入住位於惠頓麥芽屋，您可以在這裡品嚐一些最好的精釀啤酒或特色威士忌來結束您的夜晚。

利莫內餐飲，格里菲斯

Morning

Arrive in Wagga Wagga, on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and surrounded by canola fields, to get hands-on with a Food I Am cooking class. Discover the skill behind smoking or barbecuing meats, preparing dim sum or perfecting seafood. It ends, as all good classes do, with a glass of wine and sampling session.

More tipples await at Borambola Wines, 50 hectares of grapes transformed into everything from sparkling to shiraz. Each vintage at the cellar door bears an individually designed label and an estate-related story.  

Food I Am, Wagga Wagga

Afternoon

After touring Wagga’s National Art Glass Collection, housing an astounding collection of fragile objects, wander across the road to Birdhouse Bar & Kitchen, all exposed-brick and potted plants. The menu is modern Australian, with plenty of snacks – fret not, a lot of eating is still to come – including merlot-soaked sourdough and Wollundry Grove olives.

North of town, Willy Wonka moments await at Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory, a magical place where you can craft chocolate freckles or stock up on giant chocolate pizza wheels.

Drive along dreamy Canola Way to reach Coolamon Cheese Co., where everything is made by hand in small batches. The semi-hard cow’s milk range comes infused with river mint, lemon myrtle or native alpine pepper.

Before dinner, drop into the family-owned Thirsty Crow Brewing Co. for a refreshing Jaffa Nut Stout or Steamed Rice Lager.

Thirsty Crow Brewery, Wagga Wagga

Evening

Formal or casual? Take your pick between dinner options. In the former category is Roundabout Restaurant, where you can opt for innovative five and seven-course tasting menus that might include confit Murray Valley pork belly with miso-roasted mushrooms. For the latter, try Magpies Nest, set on eight hectares of grape vines, olive groves and veggie gardens. Sustainability is the mantra here, with many operations off-grid and produce sourced regionally.

You also have a choice in tonight’s accommodations. The Houston is within walking distance of Wagga’s main street – handy if you want to duck out for a nightcap. The 10 self-contained suites are individual in design and layout and sit around a leafy courtyard.

Alternatively, drive 15 mins to Belisi Farmstay Cottage: recycled shipping containers utterly transformed into a high-style retreat, replete with an alfresco firepit and views over a working equine estate offering horse therapy sessions.

The Charles Boutique Hotel & Dining, Wagga Wagga

Morning

Days at Meccanico Espresso and Wine start with excellent coffee and decadent toasties (try the jamon, provolone and truffle combination). The establishment sits in an abandoned mechanic’s warehouse, part of symbiotic, buzzy lifestyle precinct Cadell Place. Have an explore to make room for lunch at your next stop.

At Nimbo Fork Lodge, a sprawling estate between Gundagai and Tumut. Your early lunch here might be a serve of butterflied Nimbo trout or of coal-roasted mushroom risotto, and your view of lush emerald-green fields.

Meccanico Espresso and Wine, Wagga Wagga

Afternoon

Head to the Tumut River Brewing Co. which makes some of the more interesting beers around, try the With or Without You Red Irish Ale or spicy Ginger Ninja. Tour and taste some of the brewery’s best selections.

Or if you would prefer to taste a wine, Cathy and Brian Gairn are your oh-so-welcoming hosts at Courabyra Wines in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. From the grounds to the cellar door – try the pinot gris – it’s a setting you won’t want to leave.

Once you have tasted some of the regions finest, it’s time to hop into the car for the five-hour drive back to Sydney.  

Tumut River Brewing Co., Tumut

從悉尼開車前往格里菲斯（這次旅程的第一站），大約需要6.5小時。這是一段風景優美的公路之旅，穿過南部高地（Southern Highlands），繞過大雪山（Snowy Mountains）。另一種前往瑞福瑞納的方式是搭飛機，澳洲航空和雷克斯航空每天都有飛往格里菲斯的航班。如果您選擇這條路線，請在抵達時在機場租一輛車，因為在這個長週末，您需要遊覽的地方非常多。