Yarra Valley magic!
The GMWC toured the Yarra Valley for its 2018 Field Trip. As Danno was stranded in Japan, three of us headed east of Melbourne (20 to 21 October) for a weekend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. We stayed on a … Continued
Go west, young men!
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
GMWC visits Tamar Valley
The GMWC has completed a stunning tour of the Tamar Valley, Tasmania, in celebration of the Club’s fifth anniversary. Members flew from Melbourne to Launceston on Sunday 11 September 2016 for a two-day trek along both sides of the picturesque … Continued
Finding Fault
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 upstairs dining room at Jimmy Watson’s
During our Melbourne wine bar tour back in March we visited the iconic Jimmy Watson’s in Lygon street, Carlton. It’s a landmark of the Melbourne wine bar scene, one of Melbourne’s original “wine bars”, being opened at that site in … Continued
Melbourne Wine Bar Tour
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