It feels like an act of resistance and rebellion, when you stop the world just long enough to sit with old mates for a long, lazy lunch, accompanied by great wines.
Who has the time? Who has the space?
Yet there we were, yesterday, at a restaurant in Carlton, celebrating three fine wines and our enduring Good Mates’ Wine Club (GMWC).
Founded in April 2011, the GMWC extends like a bright and winding path over 15 years of shared experience.
For which I am incredibly grateful.
Curly Bateman, May 2026





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