Regrettably, A L Simon no longer lives among us. Simon (1877-1970) was a French-born, English wine merchant, gourmet, educator and prolific wine writer. Fellow wine writer Hugh Johnson describes Simon as “the charismatic leader of the English wine trade for … Continued
GMWC members have spent the March 2016 meeting finding faults in wine. Enrolled in a one-night ‘palate training’ course – through Armadale Cellars, Melbourne – members were taught to detect a variety of typical wine faults: from cork taint and elevated … Continued
The GMWC took to the Mornington Peninsula for our June 2015 field trip: four wineries in an afternoon; a ton of top-flight Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. We travelled by train, taxi and car to the ‘Burgundy of Australia’ to sample … Continued
Another great GMWC year was brought to a close on Saturday evening, 13 December 2014. Members gathered at Sapore restaurant, St Kilda, for a multi-course dinner and a suite of extraordinary wines: a 10-year-old champagne; a 2010 German Riesling (from … Continued
And there goes the first year of the GMWC!
Sunday’s third meeting of the GMWC was arguably our best meeting to date!