A Real Treat

Today we spent a lovely day with our good friends in the wine country about an hour’s journey outside of Melbourne. We had a delicious lunch at the Merrick Store, which “is country at its best located on the Mornington Peninsula” according to its website.

Afterwards, we ventured off to the Pt. Leo Estate — a winery/restaurant with a fabulous sculpture garden. The estate is set on 330 acres. It houses Australia’s largest collection of privately owned sculptures on 16 acres in an outdoor gallery.

The building was hard to photograph, but this will give you an idea of what it looked like. Beautifully designed and detailed.

There were so many styles of sculpture made with different materials that it was difficult to select photographs to share. But here were some of my favorites.

This is definitely a place to visit if you are going to the Melbourne area. And the tasting was wonderful as well. They had some delicious Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to taste.