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Boat O’Craigo

February 14, 2021

I have driven past this winery in the Yarra Valley, always on my way to or from another winery, and I must admit, every time I have driven by I have thought about the [...]

Merricks General Wine Store

December 17, 2020

An icon on the Morning Peninsula since the 1920s, Merricks General Wine Store has gone quietly from strength to strength. It’s a wine store, a restaurant, a café, an art [...]

Taylors Wines unveils the Legacy 2014

May 2, 2019

Clare Valley, South Australia – Family-owned winery Taylors Wines has released its finest wine ever made in honour of its 50th year since founding the winery in 1969. The [...]

Rum for the restless

October 27, 2018

Untold is a brand of spiced rum developed by a collective of modern mixologists, bartenders and artists. It comes in the form of a distinctive, full-bodied, full strength [...]

Maldon’s Kangaroo Hotel is pure gold

October 17, 2018

In a tiny Victorian town, where time has stood still, is a delightful old Aussie pub, appropriately named The Kangaroo Hotel. The hotel is situated on the main street of [...]

The art of alcohol

July 10, 2018

It’s dark, moody and it’s hidden behind an unidentified door in one of Melbourne’s laneways. Eau de Vie is one of Melbourne speakeasy style establishments where [...]

Trentham and beyond

June 30, 2018

Discovering long forgotten parts of Victoria is one of my passions and for me, there is nothing like being the passenger in a comfortable car visiting towns that I [...]

Mumm in space

June 14, 2018

In keeping with its long history of innovation, Maison Mumm has risen to a bold new challenge : reinventing the champagne tasting ritual for the new frontier of space and [...]

Skinny frappuccino cappuccino latte

June 3, 2018

We have become a café society, or, to be more accurate, a coffee society and here in Australia, our expectations of the best cared for beans are really high. ©Kathrin [...]

GABS showcases shipwreck ale

May 18, 2018

In 1796 the Sydney Cove set sail from Calcutta, India – her intended destination the young colony of Sydney Australia. A merchant vessel her holds were crammed with a [...]

BBQ Beer & B.S.

November 6, 2017

Cricket and barbecues = an Australian summer, so who better to serve up a collection of his most wanted barbecue recipes. Aussie through and through, Mervyn Gregory [...]

Grape expectations

August 20, 2017

by Carol Sheridan. For Jamie Marfell, wine making was an inevitable career choice as he grew up on a farm overlooking a valley of grapevines in Marlborough, New Zealand. His [...]

Protection for McLaren Vale

June 23, 2017

BORDEAUX, France — Leadership from the world’s premier wine regions hosted a tasting event at Vinexpo 2017 to welcome three new members to the Joint Declaration to [...]

The Wild Turkey Way

May 4, 2017

I’ve never really been a huge drinker of any kind, but in particular, spirits have never been my forte. I have always found them to have a bit too much ‘smack in the [...]

Beer cocktails hit GABF 2017

February 13, 2017

When you bring up the idea of a beer cocktail, many turn up their nose at mixing things with beer. What many don’t realize is that beer cocktails are huge in the US and an [...]

Zonin on the rocks

November 21, 2016

The hot weather has finally hit in Melbourne (for today anyway), but already the rest of Australia is experiencing some lovely hot and sunny days. Typically, in Australia, [...]

Your shout mate

October 26, 2016

I love a new idea, and I am excited to say that I have just been advised of something new on the market – it’s not only new, it’s CLEVER! If you have been looking for [...]