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Australia’s Best Cellar Door Awards

Reap The Rewards of Patience

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION

Noah’s Art: Meet Armenia’s Winemakers

BY MARCUS BEST

Tahbilk’s 1860 Overtures

BY toni paterson mw

2020 Australian Organic Wine Awards

MEET THE WINNERS
BY Josh martin

Discover East Gippsland

BY Brendan Black

Q&A with Cullen’s Antoine Deunff

VINEYARD CHEF
BY MILLIE HOSIE

The Ultimate Australian Brandy Cocktail

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION

Chardonnay May

the best of the adelaide hills

Top Organic Makers

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION
FOOD

Rustic Feast for Autumn

SEASONAL recipes and wine matches

What to Drink with Brassicas

BY PETER BOURNE

Mornington Peninsula’s Winter Wine Weekend

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION
TASTINGS

Style Guide: Aglianico

BY DOM SWEENEY

Pinot Partners

Panel Tasting
BY Nick Bulleid MW

Best Buy Wines

Top 60 New Release Wines

Explore the Canberra District with East Hotel and Van Du Vin

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION
REGULARS

The Bright Side

Green gauge | DANIEL HONAN
Sometimes the most calamitous of events provides an opportunity for ingenious inventions – as these two fermenters found.

Changing the Guard

PINOT REPORT | NICK STOCK
Two Burgundian domaines are each carving out a space for their unique take on pinot; meanwhile, one Australian woman is shaking up the whole region – and all of France.

Back to Nature

WINES TO WATCH | MIKE BENNIE
Two exciting ventures from Victoria and South Australia are keen to bring avant-garde and, dare we say it, orange wines to a wider audience.

Bringing Brandy Back

SPIRIT GUIDE | JAMES ATKINSON
The grape-based dark spirit that once graced liquor cabinets throughout the country is ripe for a comeback if the efforts of these makers are anything to go by.

Chenin Blanc

VARIETY SPOTLIGHT |  ANGUS HUGHSON
It’s not easy making new friends, but some local winemakers are extending the welcome mat to an oft-dismissed French variety.

Must-Try Wines from Alsace

imports | ANGUS HUGHSON 
Due to one of the most complex geologies of any wine region in the country, Alsace has the ability to produce exceptional riesling, pinot gris and gewürztraminer, with muscat, pinot blanc and pinot noir not far behind. Angus Hughson reviews his favourites.

Early Morning

CRAFT BEER |  julian tompkin
Rise and shine with Mornington Peninsula’s alcohol-free pale ale, the latest in a search for the brewers’ holy grail.

The Extra Mile

LAST WORD | Morris Gleitzman
What drives a person? Look to their wine, not their car.

Off The Press

COMPILED BY AMY NORTHCOTT and DOM SWEENEY
Catch up on all the latest news in the wine world, including openings in the Yarra Valley, Melbourne and Sydney and new releases from the Barossa Valley's St Hugo and Gippsland's Bellvale Wines.

Sommelier's Choice

MATTHEW STEWART – LOTUS DINING GROUP, NSW | AMY NORTHCOTT
“Food and wine matching is such a special experience when done well,” says Matthew Stewart of Lotus Dining Group. “This is especially so with the myriad flavours on offer with Chinese cuisine.”

Wine Dilemmas

Q&A | JANE SKILTON

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Objects

COMPILED BY
SABINE SCHMITZ

What’s On

TEXT BY
AMY NORTHCOTT

Meet the Makers – Danielle & Jayne of Two Birds Brewing

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
A trip to the US was the spark that ignited Melbourne's Two Birds Brewing. We spoke to Danielle Allen and Jayne Lewis about their beers and what they love about brewing.

P&V Takes on Paddo

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
Sydney favourite P&V Wine + Liquor Merchants has headed east, with the opening of another venue in Paddington.

Fancy a Glass? 

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
Feel like a glass of wine, but don’t want to open a bottle? Your vinous dilemma is sorted with the new project A Glass Of.

A Pawsome Weekend 

Dog-Friendly Wineries in the Hunter Valley
We love our four-legged friends – and there’s nothing better than bringing them along for a trip to wine country. With the help of Pupsy we’ve put together a dog-friendly guide to spending a weekend in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley. 

Test Your Knowledge

OFF THE PRESS | COMPILED BY ELLIS VAN DER WULP
Think you know your wine? Take our GT WINE Quiz to see how you shape up!