If you had glasses of wine lined up in front of you – these could be any wine from all over the world – could you pick them?; The region, the grape, the vintage, the winemaking techniques… all from the sight, the smell and a sip? Apparently there’s about 353 people in the world who…
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How to be a wine wanker
OMG NEED WATER ASAP – “It’s over-driven by chewy tannins.”
The who, what, when, where and why of opening that special bottle of wine
My partner and I cracked open the first decent bottle of wine we ever bought together last night; A 2009 cab sauv from Tahbilk (Nagambie, Victoria). We were both in uni when we forked out over $60 for the bottle (we’d barely graduated from purchasing $13 goon for punch* so it was a big deal) It…
Drinking wine: You’re doing it wrong
I know, some of you might disagree. You might say Saturday night’s kick-ass dance moves or Sunday’s migraine proves otherwise. Which is actually a pretty good point, so let me re-phrase. Tasting wine: you’re doing it wrong. I recently signed up to an introductory course in appreciating wine. I thought it would make me so…
Bahari, Richmond – great food and great (looking) service
On Valentine’s Day Tom took me to a large renowned restaurant. The food was divine and the atmosphere was lovely, yet I’m not in a hurry to go back. You see, the waitresses were teenagers who had to run off to the kitchens every time I had a question about the menu, and couldn’t even…
The Public House, Richmond
I’m going to say the unthinkable. (A quick sideword to my brother Joel, if you’re reading – stop now. You don’t want to hear this.) I am so over parmas. Call me snobbish but the thought of a slab of deep fried chicken ozzing with cheap tomato paste and oily cheese doesn’t really turn me…
Shiraz & Shenanigans 