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Wine and Food Pairing Tips

By Matthew Gerard on Jan 28, 2022

Acids, fats and sweetness all play an important role in making the perfect food and wine pairing! Here is your guide to choosing the best wine to pair with your dish.  Acidity: The wine you choose should al...

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You’ll Want to Meat These Perfect Wine Pairings

By Matthew Gerard on Jul 13, 2020

As the temperature drops and we become more inclined to bundle up inside the warmth of our homes, it can be argued that there is nothing more comforting than a rich, meaty meal. Whether it be a hearty stew o...

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Become a MasterChef With Our Best Cooking Wines Guide

By Matthew Gerard on Jan 13, 2020

It’s time to make dinner. You open up one of your old trusty cookbooks, stained with food splatters and the remnants of floury fingers, hoping to find a recipe that will tickle your fancy enough to make it o...

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Celebrate In Style With Our Favourite Festive Season Wines

By Matthew Gerard on Dec 22, 2019

There should be no doubt in your mind that we are now well and truly entrenched in the season of celebration. Between the spectre of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, there’s also graduations, promotions, retire...

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WHEN IT COMES TO WINEMAKING

By Matthew Gerard on Nov 15, 2019

Forget the Netflix series – it’s all about the amber hued wines finding their way into your glass. When we think of wine, we often only see it as red, white or the blush colour characteristic of rosé. But ...

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SEEING RED WITH THE HEALTHIEST TYPE OF WINE

By Matthew Gerard on Oct 29, 2019

There’s no doubt that wine is good for the soul, but it could also have benefits for your health. There is nothing like settling down with a glass of your favourite Pinot Noir after a long day at the offic...

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BACK TO NATURE: is organic wine about to take off?

By Matthew Gerard on Oct 10, 2019

Winemakers are going back to their roots with biodynamic wines. In a time of increased environmental consciousness, biodynamic winemaking has gained steady interest in the Australian viticulture industry. W...

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An Unexpectedly Perfect Pairing

By Matthew Gerard on Jul 16, 2019

Wine and food pairings can be tricky, as they require a constant balancing act between sweet, salty, fatty and acidic tastes and textures. The juicy tomato may appear to be a challenging wine match at first,...

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