The highlights of this year’s Penfolds Collection are Yattarna 2024 and St Henri 2023! The trilogy of cool seasons across South Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023 were particularly compelling, and while 2024 was generally warmer and drier, it has produced impressive and enduring exemplars of Bins 389, 169, 707 and Magill Estate. For some […]

I am devastated and heartbroken by the passing of Matthew Jukes, who suffered a heart attack while holidaying with his family in Portugal yesterday, at the age of 58. My heart goes out to his wife Amelia and his children Isadora, Elspeth, Rollo and Victor. The wine world has lost one of its greatest; a […]

Together with Bollinger Winemaker Sophia Ludovice and Export Manager Thibaut Jaubert, it’s my great pleasure to invite you to dinner in honour of the launch of La Grande Année 2018 and La Grande Année Rosé 2018 at Brisbane’s La Cache á Vin on Saturday 26 September 2026. Our journey into the incredible world of La […]

Together with Megan Nunn, it’s my great pleasure to invite you to my very first Pierre Péters dinner, at Winnifred’s on Friday 30 October 2026! Pierre Péters is the greatest grower on the Côte des Blancs today, and consistently ranks among the top four in all of Champagne. Very few champagnes more eloquently articulate their […]

It’s our great pleasure to invite you to join us in a celebration of the greatest champagnes and burgundies at an exclusive weekend at the private sanctuary of Makepeace Island in the tranquil waters of the Noosa River, Sunshine Coast, on 12-14 March 2027! For the past six years, our Champagne and Burgundy Weekends have been […]

Together with Louis Roederer Export Director Thierry Wallaert, it’s our great pleasure to invite you to the launch of Louis Roederer Cristal 2018 at The Summit Restaurant Mount Coot-tha on Saturday 17 October 2026. The rise and rise of Cristal needs no introduction, and we are excited to unveil the 2018 alongside the great 2016 […]

When I visited Billecart-Salmon in the depth of winter 2025, I knew something big was brewing, but I could never have anticipated just how big. My suspicions were confirmed the moment we sat down around the oval table in the eloquent new tasting room of the house. Over sixteen years and some fifty visits at […]

Together with Queensland Ballet, it’s my great pleasure to invite you to join me for a dinner to share seven of my favourite wines of Europe at the Thomas Dixon Centre on Saturday 30 May. Along with a number of wine-loving friends on the board of Queensland Ballet, I have long sought an opportunity to […]

The most advanced champagne tasting course is back for its sixth year! ‘Every champagne I’ve tasted since completing Tyson Stelzer’s Advanced Champagne Certificate has taken on a new significance because I can appreciate characters that I could never identify before! This was an absolute highlight of my champagne education – THE reference point for everything in […]

Together with Ed Carr (House of Arras), Natalie Fryar (Bellebonne) and Andrew Pirie (Apogee) it’s my great pleasure to invite you to our inaugural Tasmanian Sparkling Immersion, the most in-depth experience of Tasmanian sparkling we’ve ever created! Ed, Nat and Andrew will personally host us for five intimate masterclasses, two winery visits, barrel tasting and […]