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Yarra Valley magic!
22 Oct 2018

Yarra Valley magic!

by Curly | posted in: Events, Field Trips, News | 0

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

2018, Coldstream Hills, Field Trip, Giant Steps, GMWC, Oakridge, Punt Road, Yarra Valley, Yarra Yering
Go west, young men!
29 Aug 2017

Go west, young men!

by Curly | posted in: Events, Featured, Field Trips, News, Wine | 0

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's Winery, Dunked, GMWC, Grampians, Great Western, Royal Mail Hotel, Seppelt, Victoria, Western Districts
GMWC visits Tamar Valley
5 Oct 2016

GMWC visits Tamar Valley

by Curly | posted in: Events, Field Trips, News, Wine | 0

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

GMWC, Tamar Valley, Tasmania, Wineries
Finding Fault
10 Mar 2016

Finding Fault

by Curly | posted in: Events, Featured, Field Trips, News | 1

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

armadale cellars, GMWC, March 2016, wine, wine faults
The upstairs dining room at Jimmy Watson’s
7 Dec 2015

The upstairs dining room at Jimmy Watson’s

by Statz | posted in: Field Trips | 0

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

jimmy watsons
Melbourne Wine Bar Tour
10 Mar 2015

Melbourne Wine Bar Tour

by Statz | posted in: Field Trips, Videos | 0

City Wine Shop 2011 Framingham Gewurztraminer Punch Lane Domaine Zind Humbrecht Alsace Pinot Blanc Cookie 2012 Domaine Jean-Marc Bernhard Alsace Grand Cru Mambourg Gewurztraminer 2014 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling Polperro Mill Hill Single Vineyard Chardonnay Bogle Chardonnay Jimmy Watson’s  

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