AFF Melbourne Wine Meet Ups (MASTER THREAD)

[sigmadelta]

Not me, but it'll be good.

 

[qaz]

Besides the [post=1523016]Prince Wine Store's Annual Champagne Tastings[/post] next week, there's also

Bindi Masterclass with Michael Dhillon @ University House - Melbourne University
12noon - 1.15pm Tuesday 11th October
$30 includes $20 rebate on any purchase.
Michael will present the just-released 2015 Bindi wines, including Quartz Chardonnay and Original Vineyard and Block 5 Pinot Noirs, plus some reserve wines from Bindi's cellar.
https://bindi.eventbrite.com/

Anyone attending this tonight?

10x20 Tasting @ State Library of Victoria
5.30-8pm Monday 3rd October

$63 includes Plumm glass
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/10x2...ts-27139948316

Did you end up going?

 

[Teebs]

Yes qaz, certainly did get along. A great event albeit in a tighter space in the State Library.....

Highlights for me were Bass Phillip Premium range, Crawford River Rieslings, Dalwhinnie (2000 Eagle Shiraz on tasting) as well as the Bindi range.

 

[qaz]

A Clonakilla (and Ogier) Friday Lunch with Tim Kirk - 28th October @ Prince Wine Store / Bellota (South Melbourne) - $100
http://www.princewinestore.com.au//EventCalendarDetails/tabid/59/0/2016/10/2164

Yes qaz, certainly did get along. A great event albeit in a tighter space in the State Library.....

Highlights for me were Bass Phillip Premium range, Crawford River Rieslings, Dalwhinnie (2000 Eagle Shiraz on tasting) as well as the Bindi range.

So less room than last time at Ormond Hall?

Crawford River was perhaps my favourite back then, although they were all good - a great event as you say

 

[Teebs]

Def less room sadly.

They used the shorter tasting tables that meant queuing rather than a spread out line. So of course anyone that got to the front stayed there and went through the range.

We got our samples and moved away to allow others access and then.......sorry queue up again.

I really hate the tasting etiquette of some punters and the older crowd were the worst by far. (I'm 46 so much referring to much older punters)

 

[qaz]

Forgot to mention one for the ladies this Thursday night:

Handpicked's Wine Wedding @ NOTEL, 6-9pm this Thursday ($44.88)(

a feast of fine wine tastings, toasties, music and fun all atop the brand new Notel rooftop space in Melbourne CBD - in vintage airstreams.
This event sold out in Sydney in 2015 and is travelling to Melbourne for the first time ever.

http://handpickedwines.com.au/wine-wedding-melbourne/

Def less room sadly.

They used the shorter tasting tables that meant queuing rather than a spread out line. So of course anyone that got to the front stayed there and went through the range.

We got our samples and moved away to allow others access and then.......sorry queue up again.

I really hate the tasting etiquette of some punters and the older crowd were the worst by far. (I'm 46 so much referring to much older punters)

Hopefully people complain and they do it again but better

Are you going to Pinot Palooza again this Saturday?

The VIP passes will be worth it if the crowds/queues can be avoided

 

[Teebs]

Hopefully people complain and they do it again but better

Are you going to Pinot Palooza again this Saturday?

The VIP passes will be worth it if the crowds/queues can be avoided

Yeah let's hope so as it's a cracker.

Def at PP this Saturday and the VIP passes are in hand as well.

 

[Teebs]

Hi Guys - for the Melbourne people there's a great dinner coming up at the Royal Mail Hotel on Spencer St on the 17th of November. Steve Raidis from Raidis Estate in the Coonawarra with be bringing two of the estate goats across for a 3 course feast. Along with the tasty morsels Steve will have the current release range as well as back vintage wines.

There's even a chance to taste the very good Cide Project apple cider (9.2%!) - I can attest that it's a cracking drop made from around 24 different Kalangadoo apples.

Great people, great food and wines.

Hope you can come along.

Raidis Estate

The Royal Mail on Spencer - A family-operated pub serving quality Australian cuisine, aged meats, spit-roasts, fine wines, functions and events - Home

The Cide Project - Cider Australia

 

[Teebs]

Just an FYI that there are 20 seats left and 50 sold if anyone is keen?

 

[CLT Aussie]

Hi Melbournites,

There is a free tasting on Thursday at MW Wines with some pretty decent new release wines. I can't make it, but thought I would share it here...

The following wines will be open from 6:00pm-7:30pm on Thursday evening:

Henschke
-2014 Henschke Mount Edelstone - Winefront 95 points

Best's
-2015 Best's Bin 1 Shiraz - Winefront 93+ points

Yarra Yering
-2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 - Halliday 98 points
-2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2 - Halliday 98 points
-2014 Yarra Yering Underhill Shiraz - Halliday 98 points

Luke Lambert
-2016 Luke Lambert Yarra Valley Chardonnay
-2016 Luke Lambert Yarra Valley Syrah

Helm
-2016 Helm Classic Dry Riesling - Winefront 94 points
-2016 Helm Premium Riesling- Winefront 95 points
-2016 Helm Half Dry Riesling

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you would like to attend the tasting on Thursday.

An offer on these releases will follow next week. All wines will be available from Thursday 23 February 2017 for delivery or collection. If you require any assistance please call our team on (03) 9419 6990.

 

[penegal]

As highlighted in another thread, this Malbec tasting event is also in Melbourne = Sunday 23 April, at Meat Market, North Melbourne.

Anyone else going to GAUCHITO GIL'S Malbec Day (Sydney one)? I'll be going with a few other friends.
Gauchito Gil's – Malbec World Day – Bring me Malbec

Early bird tickets are $50 and they go up $10 after the 1st of March.

MELBOURNE 2017 – Gauchito Gil's – Malbec World Day

 

[qaz]

Hillcrest Vineyard have their annual open day tomorrow - they're only open once a year - when one can taste, for free, every vintage of every wine they've ever made since 2001, which is about 60 of them

Yarra Yering are having their annual release weekend on 6-7th May for their 2015 vintage wines

Randall's are having a superstars of Barolo tasting (e.g. Conterno) this Wednesday ($140), and even better, a 2015 Keller G-Max and GG tasting on Tuesday 9th May ($300, 20 seats)
Keller 2015 - Heart and Soil
Why Keller wine is one of the world's great dry riesling producers
Keller rieslings: they’re in the world’s top tier for a reason

 

[qaz]

Shaw + Smith Shiraz Masterclass
6-7.30pm Wednesday 10th May - $95

Cellardoor.co Melbourne Wine Fair
5:30-7.30pm Thursday 11th May - $20 (invitation only, registrations close this Friday)

Founding Fathers Tasting @ Prince Wine Store
12noon Saturday 13th May - Free
(lineup includes Bests, Clonakilla, Frankland Estate & Craiglee)

Mt Mary & Cullen Winemakers Lunch with Sam Middleton & Vanya Cullen
1pm Saturday 13th May - $155

Seville Estate Masterclass with Dylan McMahon
1pm Saturday 27th May - $40

Mt Pleasant Heritage Lunch with Jim Chatto & WJ Seabrook Maurice O'Shea Claret 1948
1pm Saturday 20th May - $550 (12 places)

Giant Steps Wine Dinner @ L'Hotel Gitan
7-10pm Wednesday 31st May - $140

 

[CLT Aussie]

Cellardoor.co Melbourne Wine Fair
5:30-7.30pm Thursday 11th May - $20 (invitation only, registrations close this Friday)

The Cellardoor.co one looks great qaz! I have been told that I am busy for the Mt Mary lunch unfortunately...

How does one get on the cellardoor membership list? Does anyone have a link they could send or PM?

 

[AnonymousCoward]

The Cellardoor.co one looks great qaz! I have been told that I am busy for the Mt Mary lunch unfortunately...

How does one get on the cellardoor membership list? Does anyone have a link they could send or PM?

Cellardoor.co is invite only - there were a few of us that had invites ~month ago, but they've expired that now.

That said, for the past events, any Cellardoor member could buy 4+ tickets, so just need to find someone else from Melbourne going. At the event, they will sign you up.

 

[CLT Aussie]

Cellardoor.co is invite only - there were a few of us that had invites ~month ago, but they've expired that now.

That said, for the past events, any Cellardoor member could buy 4+ tickets, so just need to find someone else from Melbourne going. At the event, they will sign you up.

Thanks AC!

 

[vedder50]

Cellardoor.co is invite only - there were a few of us that had invites ~month ago, but they've expired that now.

That said, for the past events, any Cellardoor member could buy 4+ tickets, so just need to find someone else from Melbourne going. At the event, they will sign you up.

I'm a member on Cellardoor, but I just tried to grab tix and got the notification "Sorry, this event is invitation-only and we could not find you on the invitation list." Is anyone familiar with their events? Is the invitation list separate to being a member?

 

[qaz]

Forgot to mention that [post=1624566]besides the Yarra Yering release this weekend[/post],

Prince Wine Store is having a free Southern Tasmania & Adelaide Hills tasting 12noon-2pm tomorrow with Shaw & Smith, Derwent Estate, Tolpuddle, Pooley, Glaetzer-Dixon, Murdoch Hills, Hersey Vineyards, Sailor Seeks Horse

I'm a member on Cellardoor, but I just tried to grab tix and got the notification "Sorry, this event is invitation-only and we could not find you on the invitation list." Is anyone familiar with their events? Is the invitation list separate to being a member?

There are different types of membership - my Rosemount account received an invitation, but not my shareholder one (though [post=1465244]there was also a shareholder wine fair last year[/post])

 

[qaz]

[post=1630249]The Mt Pleasant Heritage Lunch with Jim Chatto & WJ Seabrook Maurice O'Shea Claret 1948 is now $220 (was $550)[/post]

Besides it and the [post=1635762]Bindi and William Downie events next week,[/post]

12noon this Saturday @ Prince Wine Store - Hunter Valley Returns (Mount Pleasant, Brokenwood, Tyrrells, Andrew Thomas - Sydney event/offer)

7pm next Thursday - Jasper Hill Dinner with Ron Laughton ($120)

 

[CLT Aussie]

Besides it and the [post=1635762]Bindi and William Downie events next week,[/post]

Are you going to the William Downie event qaz? I am booked in!