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November 2018
Sud-Ouest The Classic Wines of South West France
$50
Sud-Ouest or the South West France is a wine area covering several wine producing regions situated to the South and inland from Bordeaux. These regions have a total of 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) of vineyards in several discontinuous wine “islands” throughout the Aquitaine region (where Bordeaux region itself is situated). Lack of one central governing body, a fruit salad of weird and wonderful grape varieties and wines style probably holds these wines back from the mainstream market. But when you find…
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Phil’s Favourite Wines of 2018 @ Beneath Driver Lane 1st December
$40.00
BOOK YOUR TICKETS Over the course of a year I try a lot of wines (lots and lots). Mostly they are good wines, very few bad wines (thankfully) and occasionally they are outstanding wines. You only hear about a very small percentage of them because most of the time I am tasting with an objective in mind. Often there are lovely wines that I really enjoy drinking but I don’t have room/purpose/customers for it at that time. The very best…
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Wine & Cheese Italy vs Spain @ Spencer & Co 13th March 2019
$65
Italy vs Spain. Wine vs Wine. Cheese vs Cheese. The Spaniards drink more but who does it better? Both Italy and Spain have the European “drink with food” culture. Spain drinks quite a lot more because alcohol is more tolerated. Spain = 11.2 litres per capita per year - pretty typical of Europe (eg UK is 11.6) Italy = 6.9 litres per capita per year - the lowest in Europe (this might be related to ‘bella figura’ - both in…
Find out more »May 2019
Dinner: Burgundy & Yarra Valley @ Hotel Gitan 30th May 7pm
$150
On Thursday 30th May, I invite you to drink Chardonnay & Pinot Noir from Burgundy & Yarra Valley. Hotel Gitan will put together a 3-course sharing meal and we'll get down to the serious business of enjoying these wines. Scroll to the bottom of this page to book your tickets. Ask questions or Book Your Tickets to this dinner via email Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are two of the greatest grapes on Earth. And two places where they excel is…
Find out more »July 2019
Great Old Bottles. Dinner With Wines From the 1970s @ ReWine
$130
Note: The date is 25th July. If you came via email you may have the wrong date. Please double check. James Halliday is often attributed to having said, “there are no great old wines, just great old bottles.” I’ve just read an article with Halliday attributing it to the English wine trade. Listen to me chat to Marshall about these old bottles. Whoever actually said it, what they mean is that after 30, 40, 50 years time and cork (especially…
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Best Sparkling In Australia – Henskens Rankin Masterclass 5th Sept @ Spencer & Co.
$95.00
What is the Best Sparkling in Australia ? I don’t know about you. But I am extremely fussy about which Sparkling wine I drink. I don’t drink a lot so when I find I good one, I find it irresistible. Henksens Rankin Vintage Brut 2010 is the Champion Wine from this year’s Tasmanian Wine Show. I found out because one of my customers is the maker of this wine and he engaged in some not so humble bragging. I’m grateful…
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Vietti Barbera from Cru Barolo sites vs Vietti Barolo 3rd October @ Rokkbank & Co.
$250
When speaking with Luca Currado from Vietti I learnt a valuable lesson on how to be a traveller not a tourist in Piedmont. He said “you can always spot the tourists because they are the ones drinking Barolo.” To the Piedmontese, Nebbiolo is the wine to store and bring out as a treat. The locals drink Barbera and Dolcetto. Listen to Luca just below I was partly mortified Because the first thing I did when I sat down for dinner…
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Wine Dinner – Wild Fire Wines at Araliya 14th November 2019
$95
Wild Fire Wines is the new venture of Peter Newman and his business partners. I run the panel for Pete when he hosts The Wine Show on 96.5 Inner FM. Wild Fire Wines has a beautiful vineyard in Warburton and supplements that with fruit bought from fantastic growers across Victoria. I tasted through a range of Pete's wines, they are lovely. And I bought some for myself. Pete knows my passion for imported wines and has asked me to provide…
Find out more »Enjoy Wine and be healthy! A Tasting with Cinch PT at Mr Macleod Friday 22 November $20.00
$20
Can you Enjoy wine and be healthy? Of course you can! Better still it is easy, cheap and simple. To prove this to you, I have teamed up with Nikki at Cinch PT and Ned at Mr Macleod. During the event I'll talk about wine, Nikki will talk about wine and health. And otherwise, we'll just chat. It is not super formal and is more about enjoying wine and food than being lectured. Wine We'll enjoy three Christmas friendly wines.…
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Mystery Sips @ Spencer & Co 7th December 3-5pm $20.00
$20
Mystery Sips is an event that lets you taste some new and exciting drinks. Sit down, have some food and a chat while you discover 3 of the best drinks you've probably never had. Drinks There won't be a theme necessarily, except for the fact Carmel and I guarantee that they will be lovely. You can buy on the day and save money off the retail price. And you can give your feedback. The best of the drinks will make…
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