Some smart cookie has dubbed an impending wine tasting festival ‘Game of Rhones’. I’m sold! Celebrating the grape varieties found in France’s Rhone Valley, Game of Rhones will pit over 100 wines in contest to crown a crowd-favourite winner. Shiraz, Grenache, Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne and more wines from Australia and […]
The Tasting Table
Having never visited Melbourne before, I’m guessing it took a good dose (ie. a big wineglass full) of Dutch courage for UK sommelier Jack Mullard to move to Melbourne on little more than a whim. After living the high life working for London’s Corney and Barrow (who advised and supplied the likes […]
Where to find Mulled Wine in Melbourne Winter 2012
While the emergence of mulled cider is taking some of the limelight there’s a few of us who are still searching for the classic warming Winter drink; Mulled Wine. I tend to make it myself adding a bit of sweetness, a little citrus, a splash of suitable fortification and whatever […]