Internet time in the land down under was limited and typing out anything adventuresome on the iphone was painful. I will do an update on what we bought and brought home wine wise later, once we recover from the 22.5 hours of airport/airplane and 15 hour time difference. Till then here was the grand trip (by car unless otherwise noted):
Toronto to Sydney
Syndey to Nowra
Nowra to Eden
Eden to Lakes Entrance
Lakes Entrance to Melbourne via Phillip Island
Melbourne to Geelong (Petaval winery)
Geelong to Portland via the Great Ocean Road
Portland to Hahndorf (via Coonwarra)
Hahndorf to Adelaide (via Adelaide Hills)
Adelaide to Barossa and back
Adelaide to Brisbane (via aeroplane)
Brisbane to Mooloolaba and back (with 3 days on the beach)
Brisbane to Sydney (aeroplane again)
Sydney to Toronto
3100 kms later I can honestly say it was a brilliant trip, with much wine sipped, drank and purchased!
