The 2018 vintage in Burgundy has finally arrived after many shipping delays thanks to the eventful past year! It was a heatwave vintage that began with extremely wet winter months. While young vines struggled somewhat, the older vines ripened fully due to high water tables. This resulted in exceptionally healthy and clean fruit. Given that it was hot there was some initial doubt that the whites would shine, but the resulting fruit was bright and shows energetic freshness. The bonus for the reds was that there was no disease pressure, the fruit was pristine and healthy and the red wines are showing a wonderful freshness and vibrancy. We have gathered together a lovely line up across a variety of appellations, including 3 Grand Cru that will show off this remarkable character of this great vintage. We will be tasting: Michel Gros Fontaine St Martin Blanc Monopole 2018, Jean Chartron Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Pucelle Monopole 2018, Michel Gros Nuits St George 1er Cru 2018, Tortochot Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2018, Gros Frere Vosne Romanee 1er Cru 2018, Michel Gros Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2018, Gros Frere Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2018, Tortochot Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2018. Don't miss this stunning lineup!

Presented via ZOOM by winemakers Peter Warr and Kirby Graudins. Kilikanoon was etablished 1997 on the property of the same name, in the hamlet of Penwortham in South Australia. The powerful elegance of Kilikanoon Wines is the ultimate expression of Clare Valley terroir, one of the premium wine grape growing regions of the world.

Tonight we will be trying 6 wines from their range, inlcuding three of their greatest single vineyard bottlings from very old vines.
The Kelly Vineyard Grenache 2013, planted in 1932 ($120).The revered Attunga Vineyard Shiraz 2013, planted in 1865 ($250). Finishing with the very very pinnacle of their portfolio, the incredibly rare Revelation Shiraz 2010 ($500), matured in a special barrel made from a 340yr old Oak tree.

Your ticket includes 50ml sample bottles of all the wines. To ensure these samples reach you in safe and optimum condition, we use the Coravin system to check for cork taint, the tasting bottles then filled under a veil of argon gas to minimise contact with air and prevent oxidation. The team will be using applicable protective practises when preparing the samples. They will then be dispatched to you before the tasting. These are designed for short term storage, not for keeping in your cellar. Details will be included explaining how to set up your computer/phone/iPad to join the tasting, conducted via ZOOM. If you cannot join the live tasting you can watch the replay at your leisure up to a week later.

A Malt Club is long overdue. It's our pleasure to welcome you back, with our arms wide open and a Glencairn glass in one hand, to our monthly Malt Club evenings. We've acquired some special drams we'd like to share with you. Whiskies that have been crafted and blended under the watchful eye of the Wemyss family from the Isle of Fife, Scotland. Although the Wemyss Malts inception into whisky sourcing only began in 2005, the Wemyss family’s heritage traces back to the early 19th century, when John Haig’s first distillery was built on Wemyss land. Join us on Thursday 12th August at 7pm, as we uncover their story and explore the newly released core range and rare bottlings! Tickets are $55pp, you’ll receive a welcome drink and 6x whiskies alongside nibbles. We hope to see you there!

Join us at Glengarry Victoria Park today from 1pm for a walk around tasting of everything Aussie. We have assembled more than 50 red and white wines from leading wine producers across Australia's most prominent wine regions. This is a wonderful opportunity to taste some of Australia's best wines all in one room with the team on hand to answer your questions and give you a background to the wines you will be tasting. Get a group of friends together and join us from 1pm -3pm at Victoria Park for this casual walk around event. The perfect way to spend a Saturday arvo!

As Bordeaux specialists, each year when the latest vintage of En Primeur arrives, we like to taste the best of the best. The 1st Growths are amongst the finest red wines in the world, and have held this position for hundreds of years. Embark on the vinous journey of a lifetime, as we taste our way through the greatest Chateaux of the incredible 2018 vintage, the start of the first trilogy of great years ever seen in Bordeaux. We will be drinking four of the five famed ‘First Growths’ from the 1855 classification, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Chateau Haut Brion, and Chateau Margaux. These Cabernet Sauvignon dominant wines have been the favoured drink of Royalty for centuries. Thomas Jefferson famously visited and placed the first orders for the United States in 1787. Also from the Margaux appellation we will be tasting Chateau Palmer, a contender for the wine of the vintage. With three 100 points scores from the top critics, this is likely the greatest made in over 200 years at Palmer. From the Right Bank we also have the legendary Chateau Cheval Blanc, made primarily from Cabernet Franc, holder of the highest rank of Premier Grand Cru Classe (A) in Saint Emilion. Finally we finish with a wine that every Bordeaux lover has lusted over, but few have ever tasted due to it's stratospheric price. The mythical Chateau Petrus from Pomerol is one of the most sought after wines in the world, made from 100% Merlot growing on a special plot of rare blue clay soil. We know these estates extremely well. Our General Manager Liz Wheadon, and Fine Wine Manager Regan McCaffery will lead you through the history, stories, and winemaking of each of them. We also always have some exciting extras to round off the evening. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to try these phenomenal wines side by side in this once in a lifetime tasting.