The GMWC headed west in August 2017 – to Dunkeld and through the Grampians to wineries at Great Western. Highlights included: A private tour of the 30,000-bottle cellar at the Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, led by Sommelier Matthew Lance – … Continued
Best-ever GMWC dinner? Discuss. Members enjoyed a magnificent evening at Scopri Italian restaurant, Carlton, on Saturday 26 November, bringing to a close yet another great GMWC year. Wines for the night: – A Jansz (Tasmanian) 2007 late-disgorged sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir … Continued
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
Given how much we loved it, it would be tragic if I didn’t post about Mitchelton Blackwood Park Botrytis Riesling on our blog. On our group visit to Mitchelton winery we snaffled several bottles of their Botrytis Riesling on our … Continued
Selection of photos from our visit to Tahbilk Winery, captured on the iphone. 🙂