He could have been a member…
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
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
Christmas Dinner 2015
Another great GMWC year was brought to a close on Saturday evening, 28 November 2015. Members gathered at Scopri restaurant, Carlton, for a multi-course dinner and a suite of wines that each, in some way, linked to previous GMWC tastings: … 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
September 2015 Meeting – Celebrating Italian Wines
Celebrating Italian wines! The GMWC took a figurative trip through Italy at its Sunday 20 September 2015 meeting, held at Rosshouse, Melbourne. Curly provided members in attendance – and visiting guest, Gianfranco – with a PowerPoint introduction to Italian wines. … Continued
Penfolds Vintec wine cabinet offer 2015
Ok fellas this looks like a cracker this year. In previous years Penfolds have offered the small wine fridge for around $200 if you bought a half dozen of their wines, not bad. This year they are doing similar but … Continued