The owner and operator of a boutique Melbourne wine store will be the inaugural guest speaker of the GMWC. Jeremy Honisett, the man behind the Seddon Wine Store, will attend our Sunday 11 September 2011 meeting. Jeremy’s a great bloke – down-to-earth and very knowledgeable – and his store (pictured) has quickly become a...
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The second meeting of the GMWC, Sunday 5 June 2011, featured a range of great Victorian wines. Reds dominated the table and Statz’s 2008 Bests Bin 00 Shiraz won the best-on-ground vote. The meeting also featured some fine presentations: Masta and Clogs introduced members to Merlot and Panton Hill winery, respectively. And Curly...
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The inaugural GMWC meeting was held on Sunday 10 April 2011 at Ross House, in Flinders Lane, Melbourne. The Founding members – Paul ‘Curly’ Bateman, James ‘Masta’ Bateman, Yannick ‘Moose’ Thoraval, Stephen ‘Danno’ Garrett, Matthew ‘Clogs’ van Hasselt, and Jonathan ‘Statz’ Hyne – signed the Club’s...
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Guys jump on this if you don’t already have a copy… I was searching online for a good price, especially after our last meeting where Curly declared the James Halliday Wine Companion a wine research “essential item”. The current edition 2011 is on sale at Seek Books, they’re doing it for $19.95 to clear...
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Here’s what we drank at our introductory meeting. 2007 Diamond Valley Pinot Noir Dixons Creek Estate 2005 Quatrain 1997 Langi Shiraz Seppelt 2008 Grampians Shir
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This is part of my notes from our introductory meeting. From memory: There was a sensational location, with an amazing setup. We each had our own wine glasses, napkins, note paper (with letterhead!). There were introductions, there was banter about wine, a great group of blokes. Some of us who are new to the city (Cloggs) got lost...
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